Scream 7 opens in theaters today. I had the kill spoiled for a previous Scream before I made it to the theater. It wasn’t even someone I followed. A quote tweet from a stranger, right there in my feed.

Someone will post the twist. Someone will quote the kill. It’ll show up between a recipe and a meme, and you’ll know the ending before you’ve bought popcorn.

Quick answer: X (Twitter) Muted Words is a filter that removes posts containing specific words or phrases from your timeline, with an optional expiration date. To set it up: open X, tap Settings and Support, tap Settings and privacy, tap Privacy and safety, tap Mute and block, tap Muted words, tap +, enter your word, and set a duration. The feature is six taps deep under Privacy and safety → Mute and block. Most users only know about muting accounts.

The fix you didn’t know existed

Most people know you can mute accounts on X. What most people don’t know is you can mute specific words. Add “Scream” to your muted words list, and posts containing it disappear from your timeline. You can set it to expire automatically — 24 hours, 7 days, or forever.

How to set it up

  1. Open X (Twitter)
  2. Tap Settings and Support
  3. Tap Settings and privacy
  4. Tap Privacy and safety
  5. Tap Mute and block
  6. Tap Muted words
  7. Tap the + button
  8. Type the word (e.g., “Scream 7”)
  9. Set duration to 7 days

Add a few variations (character names, “spoiler,” “ending”) and your timeline is clean until you’ve seen the movie.

Why nobody uses this

Everyone knows about muting accounts. Researchers have studied how social media spoilers affect user behavior. People avoid platforms entirely rather than hunt for filtering tools. Muting words is in a submenu under Privacy and safety, behind Mute and block, in a section most people have never opened. It’s six taps deep.

The duration feature is what makes it useful. Set it to 7 days, forget about it, and it cleans up after itself.

The bigger picture

Spoiler avoidance shouldn’t require deleting apps. Your phone already has the tools: hiding lock screen notifications for scores, muting words on social media. They’re just buried behind menus nobody opens. That’s what TrueTo helps with.

Go see the movie. Your timeline will be waiting, spoiler-free.