How to limit who can reply to your posts on X (Twitter)

• Everyone: the default. On a public account anyone can reply; on a protected account, only your followers
• Accounts you follow: only accounts you follow, plus anyone you mention in the post
• Only accounts you mention: only the accounts mentioned in the post
• Only verified accounts: only verified accounts, plus anyone you mention

Source: X Help Center: About conversations on X, checked 15 October 2026

1. On x.com or in the X app, select the compose button.
2. Write your post.
3. Select Everyone can reply, next to the globe icon.
4. Choose who can reply.
5. Select Post.

Source: X Help Center: About conversations on X, checked 15 October 2026

X added this so you can cut down unwanted replies part way through a conversation.

1. Open the post.
2. Select the More icon at the top right.
3. Select Change who can reply.
4. Choose who you'd like to reply.

Source: X Help Center: About conversations on X, checked 15 October 2026

• Everyone can see that you've limited who can reply
• People you've invited to reply see a line under the post in their Home timeline saying they can reply, and get a mention notification if that setting is on
• The limit only affects replies. People can still like, repost or vote in a poll
• Replies and reposts inherit the limit; quote posts don't
• If you delete the post, its reposts are deleted and replies lose the limit
• If you deactivate your account, reply limits lift, and they come back if you reactivate within the reactivation window

Source: X Help Center: About conversations on X, checked 15 October 2026

Our view, not X's: rarely, and not by default. Replies are where customers ask questions and where other people see you answer them, and X says whether the original author has replied is one of the factors it considers when ranking replies. Limiting replies makes sense when:

• A post is attracting spam or abuse and you want the conversation to stay useful
• You're running a structured Q&A with guests you mention, and want the thread to stay on their answers
• You're posting a statement where a public back-and-forth won't help, such as a service outage notice that directs people to a support channel

Source: X Help Center: About conversations on X, checked 15 October 2026

• They're quoting it. Quote posts don't inherit your reply limits
• They're people you mentioned. Mentioned accounts can always reply under the follow and verified settings
• Your account was deactivated for a while, so limits were lifted and replies could be added in that window
• You want to stop a specific person. Blocking or muting is the tool for that, not reply settings

Source: X Help Center: About conversations on X, checked 15 October 2026

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