For those who recommend muting rather than blocking those on Twitter who are rude, disrespectful, aggressive, racist etc to avoid “giving them the satisfaction” or something like that, I disagree, & I couldn’t care less what gives them satisfaction. I don’t mute. I block.
They can also be seen as different tools for different purposes. Mute still let's them see your stuff so if you want that mute is better than ban for folks who you have heard enough from. But sure for racists, trolling, & other negative behaviors the ban function is a good tool