- You can turn off
retweets fromTwitter accounts you follow, so you only see original tweets from them. - Once you’ve turned off retweets, you can turn them back on at any time.
- To mute retweets from an account, you’ll need to head to that account’s profile and click “Turn off retweets.”
It’s easy enough to get lost in an endless scroll through your Twitter feed, without having to sift through tweets from people you don’t even follow. Yes, we’re talking about the retweet.
But if someone you follow retweets everything in sight – and not much of it is interesting – you can mute their retweets, so you only see original content. Just note that you can’t turn off all retweets at once; instead, you’ll need to mute each account individually.
Here’s how to turn off retweets from accounts you follow, using Twitter’s desktop website or app.
How to turn off Twitter retweets on desktop
- Log into Twitter.
- Navigate to the profile of the account you’d like to stop seeing retweets from.
- Click the circular icon with three horizontal dots to the right of their profile picture.
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Select the first option in this menu labeled “Turn off Retweets.”
How to turn off Twitter retweets in the mobile app
- Sign into the Twitter app.
- Navigate to the page of the account you’d like to stop seeing retweets from.
- If you’re on an Android, you’ll see a three-dot icon to the right of their profile picture. If you’re on an iPhone, you’ll either see a gear icon next to their profile picture, or a three-dot icon in the top-right corner. In either case, tap the icon.
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Tap the first option in this menu labeled “Turn off Retweets.”
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