{"id":14072,"date":"2022-07-15T11:13:52","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T11:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=14072"},"modified":"2022-07-15T11:13:53","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T11:13:53","slug":"how-to-lock-twitter-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-lock-twitter-account","title":{"rendered":"How to Lock 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-69f33310a250a\" 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-69f33310a250a\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f33310a250a\" ><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-lock-twitter-account\/#How_to_Lock_Twitter_Account\" title=\"How to Lock Twitter Account\">How to Lock 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-lock-twitter-account\/#Protect_your_tweets\" title=\"Protect your tweets\">Protect 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-lock-twitter-account\/#Deactivate_your_Twitter_account\" title=\"Deactivate your Twitter account\">Deactivate your Twitter account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-lock-twitter-account\/#Remove_tweets_that_violate_Twitter_rules\" title=\"Remove tweets that violate Twitter rules\">Remove tweets that violate Twitter rules<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Lock_Twitter_Account\"><\/span>How to Lock Twitter Account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height:auto; max-width:30% max-height:317px; width:auto; margin:0px 10px;\" alt=\"how to lock twitter account\" align=\"left\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/vKvnhUZ.jpg\">  <\/p>\n<p>If you want to prevent your tweets from being read by other users, you may want to know how to lock Twitter account. Twitter&#8217;s settings allow you to turn off the padlock icon on your profile. Here are three ways to do this:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Protect_your_tweets\"><\/span>Protect your tweets<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you are concerned about the privacy of your tweets, locking your Twitter account can protect them from prying eyes. Changing the privacy setting on your account will protect your tweets from being seen by anybody except those who follow you. This is especially useful for people who use Twitter as a public discussion forum. This means that people who do not follow you will not see any of your tweets unless they have approved the request.<\/p>\n<p>People who protect their tweets by locking their Twitter account are simply out of touch. They probably set up their accounts a few years ago claiming that Twitter was completely useless and never used. In the meantime, they don&#8217;t even use it and are turning away potential followers by limiting their public profile. They&#8217;re also missing out on an opportunity to share their ideas with a wider audience. Instead of keeping your Twitter profile private, you should be open to others and be transparent about what you want to share.<\/p>\n<p>To protect your tweets, go to your Twitter account settings page and click on the Privacy and safety tab. Here, you will see a list of settings that you can change. When you select Protect your Tweets, you&#8217;ll be asked for a password, which you should type into the confirmation box. Once you have entered a password, click the &#8220;Save&#8221; button. Your tweets will now be hidden from others.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deactivate_your_Twitter_account\"><\/span>Deactivate your Twitter account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you have decided that you don&#8217;t want to follow any more tweets from Twitter, you can deactivate your account safely. Twitter will prompt you with a message to confirm your deactivation, so make sure that you type the correct email address. If you are still having trouble deactivating your account, you can always change your username or email address. Just be sure to save your changes before the deactivation period expires.<\/p>\n<p>After you&#8217;ve decided to deactivate your Twitter account, you&#8217;ll no longer appear on the following list or in your DMs. If you accidentally deleted a DM or a post, you can restore it. However, once your account is deactivated, all posts and tweets will no longer be visible to other users. Even if your account is no longer visible to your followers, your posts, retweets, and likes may still appear in search results. However, if you retweet content from another user, the user will see a message and not your tweets.<\/p>\n<p>You can deactivate your Twitter account anytime you wish. The account will be deleted permanently once the period expires. If you want to reactivate it, you must choose a new username. You can do this by clicking the three-dotted &#8216;More&#8217; button on the homepage of your account. There&#8217;s no guarantee that your old account username and display name will still be available. You should not reactivate your Twitter account for at least 30 days, otherwise it may be deleted permanently.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Remove_tweets_that_violate_Twitter_rules\"><\/span>Remove tweets that violate Twitter rules<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While Twitter tries to remove problematic tweets as quickly as possible, mistakes do happen when content moderation teams operate on a massive scale. That&#8217;s why Bot Sentinel published the second part of their report: screenshots and links to similar tweets. This will help Twitter users find similar tweets in the future. To learn more, read the full report. Here are some examples of tweets that Twitter says violate its rules.<\/p>\n<p>Duplicate content is another reason why you might see your Tweets disappear. Duplicate content violates Twitter&#8217;s platform manipulation policy. Accounts that use automated software or whose content consists of largely duplicated content will be removed. Anyone on Twitter can report tweets that they believe violate the policy. The report form is located in the three-dot menu next to the tweet in question. Users must select the appropriate option.<\/p>\n<p>Accounts can also be suspended. Twitter has taken action to keep users safe from harassment and threats. High-profile users have had their accounts suspended for various reasons, including hate speech. Since 2020, Twitter has also suspended accounts of terrorist organizations that promote terrorist action. The use of suspensions has been controversial. But Twitter maintains that it has no legal obligation to remove tweets that violate its rules. 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