{"id":13610,"date":"2022-07-15T10:59:48","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T10:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=13610"},"modified":"2022-07-15T10:59:48","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T10:59:48","slug":"how-to-private-your-twitter-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-private-your-twitter-account","title":{"rendered":"How to Private Your Twitter Account"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a121154d9f1a\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a121154d9f1a\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a121154d9f1a\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-private-your-twitter-account\/#How_to_Private_Your_Twitter_Account\" title=\"How to Private Your Twitter Account\">How to Private Your Twitter Account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-private-your-twitter-account\/#Protection_of_your_tweets\" title=\"Protection of your tweets\">Protection of your tweets<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-private-your-twitter-account\/#Making_your_tweets_private\" title=\"Making your tweets private\">Making your tweets private<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-private-your-twitter-account\/#Viewing_protected_tweets_from_a_private_twitter_account\" title=\"Viewing protected tweets from a private twitter account\">Viewing protected tweets from a private twitter account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-private-your-twitter-account\/#Changing_a_public_twitter_profile_to_a_private_one\" title=\"Changing a public twitter profile to a private one\">Changing a public twitter profile to a private one<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Private_Your_Twitter_Account\"><\/span>How to Private Your Twitter Account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/faqeRIg.jpg\" align=\"left\" style=\"max-height:247px; max-width:30% width:auto; margin:0px 10px; height:auto;\" alt=\"how to private twitter account\">  <\/p>\n<p>If you are wondering how to private your Twitter account, you&#8217;ve come to the right place. Whether you are looking to protect your tweets, make your account private, or change your profile from public to private, we&#8217;ve got you covered. In this article, we&#8217;ll go over how to make your Twitter account private and how to view protected tweets from a private Twitter profile. Read on to learn more. And don&#8217;t worry if you&#8217;re unsure of how to private your Twitter profile &#8211; there&#8217;s an easy way to do it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Protection_of_your_tweets\"><\/span>Protection of your tweets<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you use Twitter as a news source, you may want to protect your tweets from non-followers. While the service has made efforts to decrease the number of fake users, it may still be possible for people to stumble across your content and send you requests for connection. This will prevent the tweets from appearing in a Twitter search or in a Google search. So what&#8217;s the downside of this feature?<\/p>\n<p>To make your Tweets public, first unprotect them. You can do this by going to your settings page and clicking the &#8220;Unprotect&#8221; button. You should also check your pending follower requests, as if you&#8217;ve protected your tweets, they will automatically be seen by anyone who follows you. Unprotecting a Tweet will make it public, and you must manually accept any follower requests if you don&#8217;t want it to be read by others.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Making_your_tweets_private\"><\/span>Making your tweets private<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Rather than making your tweets publicly available, you can make them private on a Twitter account. In order to make them private, users have to follow your account. You may want to consider this option if you would like to reduce the number of followers. You can also mute your account so that new visitors can still see your tweets. Here are some tips for making your tweets private on Twitter:<\/p>\n<p>First, open the account settings page and click on the Privacy and safety tab. From here, click on the lock icon next to your username in the header. If you have already protected your account, you may not want to change it back to public. You may be worried that your tweets will become public again. It is best to make your tweets private if you do not want them to be shared publicly.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Viewing_protected_tweets_from_a_private_twitter_account\"><\/span>Viewing protected tweets from a private twitter account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are several ways to view a private Twitter account, and it is important to understand that you cannot follow the person who owns it. There are two main ways to view a private Twitter account. The first way involves using a cell phone location tracker application. Another way involves using web proxies. If you use a proxy, you should keep in mind that the privacy of your private information is not protected. However, there are third-party applications that you can install on your computer that allow you to view private tweets.<\/p>\n<p>Another way to view protected tweets is to follow a fake Twitter account. These bots follow public and private accounts, and they can reveal a private Twitter account&#8217;s protected tweets. To view protected tweets on a private account, you must follow the person&#8217;s account. This way, you can view private tweets without any difficulties. However, you must be aware that you should never follow a bot!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Changing_a_public_twitter_profile_to_a_private_one\"><\/span>Changing a public twitter profile to a private one<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can change your Twitter profile from public to private by following certain steps. By default, everything you share on Twitter is publicly visible. This means that anyone with an internet connection can view and search your tweets. To change this setting, you have to go to the settings area of Twitter. There, you will find a link that says &#8220;Change My Account to Private&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In this window, choose the Privacy and safety tab located to the right of your username. Click Protect your Tweets. Enter your password and confirm. Once you do, you will see a lock icon next to your username. You can now change your Twitter account from public to private. The process to change your account from public to private is straightforward and easy. 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