Facebook Tests Feature To Let Users Block Out Offensive Words From Their Feed

It’s a free country with freedom of speech, but that doesn’t mean everyone wants to see all speech on their Facebook feeds. Now Facebook is testing a new feature that would let users mute particular words, phrases, and even emojis from appearing on their wall. It would prevent the terms from appearing in comments and other content, but the people who post them, as well as the muter’s other Facebook friends, would still be able to see it. Instagram already has controls that let users mute certain terms from appearing on comments, and Twitter has similar tools that block certain phrases and words. Read more here.