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Las notificaciones me molestan, por eso las silencio.

Las notificaciones me molestan, por eso las silencio.
The notifications bother me, that is why I mute them.
From Lesson 316:Smartphones and Apps·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Las notificaciones me molestan, por eso las silencio.

Why is the verb molestan in the plural form when the English translation says "bother me"?
In Spanish, molestar (to bother or annoy) works exactly like the verb gustar. The things causing the annoyance (las notificaciones) are the grammatical subject of the sentence. Because las notificaciones is plural, the verb must be the plural form molestan.
What does por eso literally mean here?
It literally translates to "for that", but it is the standard Spanish phrase for "that is why" or "for that reason". It is a very common connector you will use to show cause and effect.
I thought silencio meant the noun "silence". How is it being used here?
You are right that el silencio is the noun for "silence". However, in this sentence it is the "yo" (I) form of the verb silenciar, which means to mute or to silence. So, las silencio translates to "I mute them".
Why is the word las used twice in this sentence, and what does the second one do?
The first Las is the plural article "The" matching notificaciones. The second las is a direct object pronoun meaning "them", referring back to those same feminine plural notifications. In Spanish, object pronouns go immediately before the conjugated verb, which is why it is las silencio (literally "them I mute").

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