Twitter is improving the conversation experience for users by allowing them more control over who can reply to a tweet after you have posted it. The option is different from the feature that was rolled out in August, that is, limiting who can reply to your tweets and that has to be set while writing the tweet. The new update allows you to change who can reply at a later time, which is a helpful way to deal with trolls.

On Twitter, it’s difficult to gauge the kind of tweets that can attract unwelcome attention and there have been times when trolls arrive in waves. To limit who can reply, tap the three-dot menu on a tweet and look for the option. You can make it so that everyone can reply, only people you follow can reply, or only people you mention in your tweet can reply.

The development comes close on the heels of three new features that have been proposed (but these haven’t been confirmed for development or implementation). “Trusted Friends” would let users limit the audience for select tweets, “Facets” would allow categorise your tweets when you send them and there could be an option to let users list certain phrases that they would rather not see in the replies. These three are ideas and not features.

Instagram too is working on ways to give users more flexibility. The Facebook-owned platform is said to be working on something called “Exclusive Stories”, which will allow users access to their favourite creators’ stories. The Exclusive Stories feature was uncovered by reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi. According to screenshots shared by Paluzzi, exclusive stories are differentiated in your feed with a purple tag and when you try to watch an exclusive story without being a fan of the person sharing, you’re prompted with a pop-up that says only fans can watch.