Twitter's new feature: You can now remove followers without blocking them

The feature is currently active on Twitter for web

Twitter for the web is rolling out a new feature that lets you remove followers but without having to block them.

rolling out to everyone on the web today https://t.co/Nqhhf2q2fo

— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) October 11, 2021

If you want to try this, simply go to your profile on the web, click on Followers and then click on the three dots next to the follower you want to remove. You should now see the option to "Remove this Follower."

This is different from a hard block as the feature will still allow you interact with and see tweets from the follower, but they will not be able to see your tweets on their feed. The feature is useful for those with an extensive list of followers and they do not want to block all of them completely.

If you remove a follower, they can still follow you again, if they want. The previous workaround for this was to block and then unblock a user manually but now the company has made it easier to curate your feed.

Twitter is also testing a new "Safety Mode," that will temporarily autoblock users sending abusive messages or DMs to your account.

Now testing: Safety Mode to help reduce disruptive interactions on Twitter.

Automatically block accounts that add unwelcome replies, Quote Tweets, and mentions to your convos. If you're in the test, you can turn on Safety Mode in your "Privacy and safety" settings. https://t.co/n6zlO6fhK3

— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) September 1, 2021