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Social networking site Twitter has rolled out its 'MUTE' feature to help users monitor tweets from certain accounts that are spamming your timeline and eventually mute them. As social media gains credence, 'unfriending' or 'blocking' friends or colleagues can have serious impact on interpersonal relationships and hence this feature can come in handy for Twitter users. Though Facebook has a feature to hide posts that users do not wish to see from their timeline, Twitter mainly depended on third-party apps till date for the same feature.   On Monday, Twitter finally announced that it was releasing Mute across its official apps starting with the website, followed by activating it on iOS and Android apps.  It is available in the following section:  Twitter is also rolling out the mute feature in it's mobile apps. Once active for your account, you can access it by viewing a user's profile, tapping on the settings gear, and selecting Mute. Yo...

Finding it hard to maintain secrecy of your password on the micro-blogging site Twitter? Well, now the company is making it easier for users to change their passwords with a simple text message that can get the job done, helping to push the company forward on new security measures after fears of personal information being breached has hit the headlines in recent months. It comes on the heels of the Heartbleed Bug scandal, which has potentially compromised millions of users' personal information and bank data. Twitter, which is pushing out an awareness campaign for users, is hopeful that this will help their hundreds of millions of users maintain their accounts without fear of being hijacked by third parties. "The new process lets you choose the email address or phone number associated with your account where you'd like us to send your reset information. That way, whether you've recently changed your phone number, or are traveling with limited access to your devic...