How to turn off retweets on Twitter from accounts you follow, so you only see their original tweets

<p><img src="https://static2.businessinsider.com/image/6039488bd92088001859244e-2400/twitter.jpeg" border="0" alt="twitter app" data-mce-source="Sattalat phukkum/Shutterstock"></p><p></p><bi-shortcode id="summary-shortcode" data-type="summary-shortcode" class="mceNonEditable" contenteditable="false">Summary List Placement</bi-shortcode><p>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.</p><p>Retweeting lets you repost someone else's tweet onto your own profile. It's great for sharing tweets that you love.</p><p>But if someone you follow retweets everything in sightand not much of it is interestingyou 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.</p><p>Here's how to turn off retweets from accounts you follow, using Twitter's desktop website or app.</p><aside class="breakout-box headline-regular"><h2>How to turn off Twitter retweets on desktop</h2><ol><li>Log into Twitter.&nbsp;</li><li>Navigate to the profile of the account you'd like to stop seeing retweets from.&nbsp;</li><li>Click the circular icon with three horizontal dots to the right of their profile picture.&nbsp;</li><li><p>Select the first option in this menu labeled "Turn off Retweets." <img src="https://static3.businessinsider.com/image/6037f010d92088001859204c-1745/Turn of retweets 1.jpg" border="0" alt="Turn of retweets 1" data-mce-source="Sophie Putka/Insider" data-mce-caption="You can access the menu to turn off retweets by clicking the icon next to DM icon a someone's profile."></p></li></ol></aside><aside class="breakout-box headline-regular"><h2>How to turn off Twitter retweets in the mobile app</h2><ol><li>Sign into the Twitter app.&nbsp;</li><li>Navigate to the page of the account you'd like to stop seeing retweets from.&nbsp;</li><li>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.</li><li><p>Tap the first option in this menu labeled "Turn off Retweets." <img src="https://static2.businessinsider.com/image/6037f07fbed5c50011a2c7b0-828/Turn off retweets 2.jpg" border="0" alt="Turn off retweets 2" data-mce-source="Sophie Putka/Insider" data-mce-caption="You can turn Twitter retweets off on both the iOS and Android app."></p></li></ol></aside><bi-shortcode id="related-article-module-end-of-article" class="mceNonEditable" data-shortcode-display-text="Related Article Module: Multiple Articles"><a data-type="6018642309e96f18c24689f2" data-title="How to bookmark tweets on Twitter so you can reference them later" data-url="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-bookmark-tweets-on-twitter" data-vertical="sai" data-image="https://i.insider.com/5fc54b85037cbd0018612f0a">How to bookmark tweets on Twitter so you can reference them later</a><a data-type="5ec2edf14dca680c155144a3" data-title="How to find your Drafts on Twitter and create or delete them" data-url="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-find-drafts-on-twitter" data-vertical="sai" data-image="https://i.insider.com/5ec2f04619182409b4515ff4">How to find your Drafts on Twitter and create or delete them</a><a data-type="5f5bcce4be509c5a702eaba5" data-title="How to limit replies to your Twitter posts, so that no account or only certain accounts can reply" data-url="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-limit-replies-on-twitter" data-vertical="sai" data-image="https://i.insider.com/5f5bcc9de6ff30001d4e867e">How to limit replies to your Twitter posts, so that no account or only certain accounts can reply</a><a data-type="5f5944b9977c431ea3635934" data-title="How to make Twitter appear in dark mode to reduce battery strain on your computer or mobile device" data-url="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-make-twitter-dark-mode" data-vertical="sai" data-image="https://i.insider.com/5f5945d0e6ff30001d4e7e49">How to make Twitter appear in dark mode to reduce battery strain on your computer or mobile device</a></bi-shortcode><p><strong>SEE ALSO:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/best-phones'tht" >These top smartphones of 2021 have enough storage for all your apps</a></strong></p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-turn-off-retweets-from-an-account-twitter#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p>
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