TC Teach: how to block everything about BBB 23 on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok

If you’ve been following us for a while, then you’ve probably noticed that in addition to keeping you informed, we’re always trying to add more knowledge to your everyday life, with tips and tutorials so you can get the most out of your devices and apps.

Today, continuing this routine, we present another tip; this time, for those who can’t stand hearing about the BBB anymore! Check below how to block everything about reality on your social networks.

Daily on the open air of TV Globo, Big Brother Brasil 23 is one of the main subjects on social networks. And although this avalanche of content can please the most fans of the program, on the other hand, it can annoy those who do not care so much about the events inside the house.

If you are part of the team that prefers to stay away from this flood, all is not lost; you won’t need to put your networks aside for the next few months!

As you can see in the categories below, you can take steps to block or silence content related to the program from your timeline on the main social networks:

How to block the BBB on Twitter

Twitter offers a very complete set of tools to block subjects on your timeline. You can either mute a specific term, no longer seeing tweets with the muted words, or mute profiles, no longer seeing posts related to selected accounts.

Check out how to mute keywords below, and then how to mute profiles.

• With the Twitter application open on your device, click on your profile picture located in the upper left corner of the screen;
• tap on “Settings and Support”‘;
• tap on “Settings and Privacy“.

• In the new menu, tap “Privacy and Security”.
• tap on “Mute and Block”.
• Go in “Silenced Words”.

• Now tap on “Add” or on the icon ‘+’ located at the bottom of the screen.
• Write the word you want, set your preferences, then tap “To save”.

In addition to muting common terms such as “BBB”, “Big Brother Brasil” and “BBB 23”, a good option may be to mute other words related to the reality show or terms used by the public on the social network, such as the name and nickname of the participants, the names of the races and words like “wall”, “leader”, “angel”, “game of discord” etc.

If muting those keywords still isn’t enough, you can also mute or block certain reality-related profiles. To do so, check out the instructions below.

• Open the profile you want to block or mute. As an example, we will use the official BBB profile.
• Now, click on the three dots icon located at the top of the screen.
• select the option “mute” and/or “Block @”.
• Confirm the action in the next window.

Once the Big Brother fever is over, if you want to unmute a word, access the same menu highlighted in the first set of instructions above, select the desired word and delete it from the list.

To remove the lock, access the desired profile, tap on the same three dots and select the option to unlock and/or remove silence. A list of blocked and muted people can also be seen in the menu “Settings and Privacy” > “Privacy and Security” > “Mute and Block” > “Accounts blocked”/”Accounts muted”.

How to block the BBB on Facebook

Unlike what happens on Twitter, Facebook does not have a tool that allows users to filter words and terms related to a given topic. Thus, the only viable solutions end up being to block the pages that talk about the subject or, in the case of your friends, to silence the publications for 30 days (and repeat this action until the end of the program).

Check below how to block a page and then how to mute a friend’s publications.

• Open the profile you want to block on Facebook in your browser. As an example, we will use the official BBB profile.
• Now, click on the three dots icon located at the top of the screen.
• click in “Block Page” and confirm the action in the next window.

You learned how to block a page! In addition to blocking official pages, also block pages that comment on the subject, even if you don’t follow them. This will prevent related posts from being suggested.

But if what bothers you is your friends commenting on the subject on the social network, silence them for 30 days (and repeat the process when necessary). To do this, see the instructions below.

• On the friend’s post you want to mute, click on the three dots icon located at the top of the post.
• Now click on ˜Put on [Pessoa] in snooze mode for 30 days”.

Once the Big Brother fever is over, if you want to unblock any of the blocked pages, visit the blocked page again, click on the three points mentioned in the first set of instructions and click on the option “Unlock Page”.

To take a friend out of Doze, visit the desired profile and click the button “Undo” located next to “put [Pessoa] in snooze mode”. In the Facebook app for smartphones, tap on the three dots icon located next to the Message button, select the option “In snooze mode” and close the period.

How to block BBB on Instagram

Similar to Facebook, Instagram does not have a tool that allows users to filter words and terms related to a certain topic. Thus, the only viable solutions end up being to block the pages that talk about the subject or, in the case of your friends, to silence the publications in the feed and/or stories.

Check below how to block a page and then how to mute a friend’s publications.

• Open the profile you want to block. As an example, we will use the official BBB profile.
• Now, tap on the three dots icon located at the top of the screen.
• tap on “Block”.
• If desired, also block pages this profile creates in the future. If not, just block the specific page. Set, tap the button “Block”.

You learned how to block a profile! In addition to blocking official profiles, also block pages that comment on the subject, even if you don’t follow them. This will prevent related posts from being suggested.

But if what bothers you are your friends commenting on the subject on the social network, mute the posts in the feed and/or stories. To do this, see the instructions below.

• With Instagram open on your device, go to the profile of the account you want to mute.
• Now tap on the option “Following”.
• In the new menu, tap “mute”.
• Choose what you want to mute: the posts, the stories, or both.

Once the Big Brother fever is over, if you want to unlock any of the blocked pages, check out our other tutorial. To unmute your friends’ posts, check out this one.

How to block BBB on TikTok

Unlike what happens on some social networks, TikTok does not offer a specific content filter. The tool’s keyword filter is limited to comments on the account’s videos and Parental Control does not let you define specific subjects, working automatically.

With that, the only way out is to “teach” the network’s algorithm that you don’t want to consume content related to reality, indicating the videos and themes that are not interesting to you. Check out how to perform this process below:

• With TikTok open on your device, when you come across a video that you are not interested in, first, tap and hold on the screen for a few seconds;
• Then tap “Not interested”;
• Repeat the process for videos related to the program. TikTok will tailor the experience for you.

If you come across a profile dedicated to reality, it might also be interesting to block it. To do so, check out the instructions below.

• In a video, tap the profile icon located on the right side of the screen;
• Now, tap on the three dots icon located at the top of the screen and select the option “Block”.

Perform the above steps whenever you feel it necessary. Although it doesn’t have an immediate effect, the frequency with which you indicate the videos you don’t want to watch will define your success. The more you use the feature on the right videos, the faster the network algorithm will learn, “cleaning” your feed.

Once the Big Brother fever is over, if you want to unblock some of the blocked profiles, visit the blocked profile again, click on the three points mentioned above and click on the option “Unlock”.

To check all the profiles blocked by you on the network, access your profile, tap on the three-line icon located at the top of the screen and go to “Privacy & Security” > “Blocked Accounts”. To unlock profiles, tap the option to “Unlock” located next to each of them.

To see program-related content again, use the app’s search to look for related terms. Thus, the algorithm will “learn” your new tastes again and will more often display the desired type of content.