First, with "Mute Users," as the silencing feature is called, Periscope allows you to configure on a per-user basis whether you want to receive an instant alert on your smartphone that an individual you follow is going live.
Habbo Hotel, the under-21 social networking site that had to close down and then "mute" users over the summer after it was discovered that people were using it to send minors illicit content, is opening a new line of business: as a youth-focused online gaming platform.
It is possible to mute another user by pointing at the name icon above their avatar and clicking on the 'ignore' button, but if there's more than one harasser it'll take time.
Ava's story gained attention on social media last week when her mother posted a photograph of herself holding up the letter from the DWP covered with a sign that read: "The DWP has withdrawn the DLA from my blind, deaf, mute, wheelchair user daughter.
If you choose to mute a user, you'll still be able to view their broadcasts in your main feed within the Periscope app, but your phone won't buzz incessantly with alerts.
In 2014, Twitter launched its muting option, which it described as follows: "Muting a user on Twitter means their Tweets and Retweets will no longer be visible in your home timeline".
Reddit users will soon be able to block and mute other users on the site so they can customize their experience, The New York Times reports.
Muting particular users without "unfollowing" them allows you to avoid your weird uncle's Twitter posts without starting the family equivalent of World War III.
Muting gives users a bit more control over what they see regardless of what they've liked or what Instagram's algorithm deems relevant.
