Twitter has launched the "Hide replies to your tweets" functionality globally on Thursday, a tool that will allow users to manage their conversations on the platform. On Twitter it is common to see that participation in a conversation can change the topic that was initially being treated or even the tone of it, until it completely deviates from the subject.
In this context, the functionality of «Hide responses to your tweets» is focused on «modulate and manage conversations» initiated by the user, to avoid being interrupted by abusive behaviors or responses that are not related to the topic - as occurs with "spam" - as explained by the company in a statement.
Therefore, the answers are not eliminated, but they are hidden, which means that, although they do not appear as such in the thread of the conversation, they will be available for consultation in a new button located in the first «tweet». In this way, it is "guaranteed to make good use of the new tool", they point out from Twitter.
This tool extends to everyone this Thursday, after a few months ago Twitter will conduct a test with it in Canada. There, most of the users (85%) used it as "a new way to silence noise", hiding the answers that "are" irrelevant, are off the subject or are annoying ", according to company data.
Also, the company has advanced that it is working on more options on who can respond or see specific conversations, and testing changes related to the interaction to see if they help a healthier conversation. The option to hide answers is being implemented on iOS, Android, Twitter Lite and twitter.com.
