Twitter tests a ‘soft block’ feature to manage account followers

A new Twitter option allows people to prevent selected accounts from following them, without resorting to a full-on block (Yui Mok/PA)

Twitter wants to give people more control over who follows them without having to block accounts.

The tech giant is currently testing a new feature on the web that allows users to simply remove a person as a follower, widely viewed as a “soft block”.