If you're an active Twitter user, chances are you've been tagged on a tweet you so badly wanted to untag yourself from—maybe because the tweet was blowing up your notifications, or you just didn't want to be associated with it.That's why the company is testing out a new feature that would let you do just that.

Twitter is Testing Unmentioning

This new feature will allow you to "unmention" yourself from tweets. The announcement was made through a tweet on its Twitter Safety handle:

This is coming less than a week after Twitter finally acknowledged that it was working on an edit button.

What is "Unmention" and How Will It Work?

From what Twitter has shared, the unmention feature will let you leave conversations you don't want to be involved in anymore. When you leave a conversation, the app will mute all notifications from the conversation. Your handle will still be mentioned in the tweet, but it will become gray and unclickable.

This could be a massive benefit for people who receive hateful or otherwise unwanted mentions on Twitter. It will also help to silence notifications for those users who want to avoid seeing certain conversations altogether.

The feature is currently being tested with a small but global population and is available on Twitter's web version only. There is no word yet on when or if this feature will be rolled out to the wider Twitter community.

How Could This Impact Twitter and Its Users?

If this new feature passes the test stage, it could significantly impact Twitter. For one, it could help reduce the amount of abuse and harassment on Twitter. Users can simply "leave the conversation" if they don't want to be involved anymore.

This could also lead to more thoughtful and respectful conversations on Twitter overall. With the ability to unmention themselves, users may feel more inclined to engage in conversations that they actually want to be a part of.

Twitter Wants to Protect Your Peace of Mind

Twitter's new unmention feature is a potentially valuable addition to the platform. It could help to reduce abuse and harassment, while also fostering more positive and thoughtful conversations.

Twitter is interested in making its platform a more positive and safe place for users. And this new feature is just one more step in that direction. We'll have to wait and see how it fares in the test stage before it becomes widely available. But it's certainly a step in the right direction.