When you unfollow someone on Twitter, you’ll no longer see their tweets in your timeline. Twitter won’t alert them to the unfollow, but they will find out if they’re using third-party software to track followers.
How to Unfollow Someone From a Tweet
You can unfollow another Twitter user right from a tweet, which also removes the offending tweet from your timeline. It’s easy and fast.
How to Unfollow Users From Their Account Page
Another way to unfollow on Twitter is from a user’s account page. It’s just as quick as doing so from a tweet.
How to Unfollow Users From Your Twitter Following List
Finally, you can unfollow users on Twitter from your own following list. This method is convenient if you want to unfollow multiple users, though you can only do so one at a time.
Mass Unfollowing on Twitter
If you want to mass unfollow everyone on Twitter, you need to use command line tool or a third-party service. Twitter only allows you to unfollow users one at a time. Anil Dash, blogger and entrepreneur posted instructions on his website using a tool called “t,” which is based on the Ruby programming language. Download t on Github, follow the set-up instructions, and make sure you have Ruby installed. The command to mass unfollow is: If that’s too technical, you can also use a tool called Tokimeki Unfollow, which Dash recommends. While you can’t unfollow accounts in bulk, its not as tedious as manually unfollowing on Twitter.
Blocking vs. Muting vs. Unfollowing on Twitter
When you block someone on Twitter, it also unfollows them, and all of their tweets disappear from your timeline. The blocked user doesn’t get a notification that you blocked them but will be able to tell if they visit your profile page. When you mute someone on Twitter, that user can still see your tweets, and like, retweet, and comment on them. Muted users can also send DMs to your account. However, you won’t see any of this activity until you unmute them. When you unfollow someone on Twitter, they might get a notification from a third-party app that tracks unfollows. They can still see your tweets as long as they’re following you.
