Muted articles

  • How to mute someone on Instagram

    Everyone likely has that friend or family member on Instagram who makes annoying daily posts. Blocking someone can feel like too much of a drastic step, making the mute function a far more preferable option.  Muting someone won’t stop you following an account, therefore avoiding any awkward confrontations, but instead simply hides their posts from your timeline. You even get the options to mute posts, stories and/or notes.  Reversing the process is very easy too, so it’s possible to mute...
  • Threads expands mute filters to cover timeline, search, and profiles

    Adam Mosseri, Head of Instagram, announced on Threads that the company is expanding its mute filters to apply to more parts of the app than before. Called Hidden Words, the feature had so far applied only to posts directed towards to you, so you could only mute certain words or phrases from appearing in your replies. Starting today, the feature has been expanded to your timeline, search, profiles, and replies you see under other posts. Hidden Words is simply just a mute filter. Add a...
  • Oil Market Sees Iran Sanctions Having Muted Export Impact

    (Bloomberg) — Legislation pushing Joe Biden to ratchet up sanctions on Iranian crude oil is on track to become law as early as this week. But don’t expect the president