{"id":15087,"date":"2022-07-15T11:57:38","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T11:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=15087"},"modified":"2022-07-15T11:57:38","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T11:57:38","slug":"how-to-delete-your-twitter-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-your-twitter-account","title":{"rendered":"How to Delete 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-69f20b7e74785\" 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-69f20b7e74785\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f20b7e74785\" ><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-delete-your-twitter-account\/#How_to_Delete_Your_Twitter_Account\" title=\"How to Delete Your Twitter Account\">How to Delete 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-delete-your-twitter-account\/#Deactivating_your_account\" title=\"Deactivating your account\">Deactivating your account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-your-twitter-account\/#Deleting_your_account\" title=\"Deleting your account\">Deleting your 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-delete-your-twitter-account\/#Deleting_older_tweets\" title=\"Deleting older tweets\">Deleting older tweets<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-your-twitter-account\/#Deleting_your_account_after_30_days\" title=\"Deleting your account after 30 days\">Deleting your account after 30 days<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-your-twitter-account\/#Reactivating_your_account\" title=\"Reactivating your account\">Reactivating your account<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Delete_Your_Twitter_Account\"><\/span>How to Delete Your Twitter Account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/nYJHp0w.png\" align=\"left\" style=\"max-height:393px; margin:0px 10px; width:auto; height:auto; max-width:38%\" alt=\"how to delete your twitter\">  <\/p>\n<p>Are you curious how to delete your Twitter account? If so, you are not alone. Twitter has become a veritable snark-den. Elon Musk has purchased the site and will be running it as a private company. If you have made any bad tweets, you will need to clean them up before you can delete your account completely. Thankfully, this process is very easy. Listed below are some ways to deactivate or delete your account.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deactivating_your_account\"><\/span>Deactivating your account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re concerned that someone could be using your personal information on Twitter, you can deactivate your account to protect your privacy. If you&#8217;d like to deactivate your Twitter account, you need to follow these steps. Twitter asks that you stay away from the site for at least 30 days before it permanently deletes your account. If you are unable to adhere to these rules, you can still reactivate your account intermittently.<\/p>\n<p>The process of deactivating your Twitter account is similar to that of deactivating your email address. Once your account is deactivated, all of its tweets and references will be removed from the website. You will no longer be able to search for your account by username, and you won&#8217;t be able to sign up using the same email address as before. Deactivation of your account also disables access to your Twitter archive.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deleting_your_account\"><\/span>Deleting your account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To permanently delete your Twitter account, follow these steps: first, sign in to your Twitter account. Then, select Settings and Privacy. Once there, click Delete Account. You can reactivate the account for 30 days after the deletion, but all tweets and status updates will be lost. If you need to reactivate your account for some reason, see how to do so. Otherwise, you will have to wait until the reactivation period has expired.<\/p>\n<p>Another way to delete your Twitter account is by using your settings. The default settings are fine, but if you want to remove yourself from a particular social media site, you can select the option &#8220;deactivate.&#8221; Once you&#8217;ve done this, you will need to enter a new password. In most cases, you can choose a different password. If you&#8217;ve forgotten your password, click the &#8220;Forgot Password?&#8221; link.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deleting_older_tweets\"><\/span>Deleting older tweets<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to start fresh with your Twitter account, you may want to consider deleting older tweets. While you can pick and choose what to keep and which to delete, deleting older tweets is usually faster and easier. Listed below are the benefits of deleting older tweets and a few tips to help you do it. If you&#8217;re not sure how to delete old tweets, check out Business Insider&#8217;s guide to Twitter deletion.<\/p>\n<p>First, use an archive tool. These tools are available for free and are useful for keeping old tweets in an orderly fashion. Unlike the manual method, archiving tweets using these services can help you stay organized and reduce the size of your Twitter account. You can also use them to save your tweets in an easily accessible spreadsheet outside of Twitter. After deleting older tweets, you can always go back and re-tweet them later.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deleting_your_account_after_30_days\"><\/span>Deleting your account after 30 days<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re wondering if deleting your Twitter account after 30 days is permanent, it can be. If you&#8217;ve chosen to delete your account, Twitter will not be able to access your account. While it might still appear in search results, it will not be available once you click on it. You&#8217;ll have to sign up again if you want to reactivate your account. Here&#8217;s how to do it.<\/p>\n<p>To delete your account, visit Twitter.com and click on &#8220;deactivate account.&#8221; You&#8217;ll be asked to enter your password and confirm that you want to deactivate the account. After that, you&#8217;ll be able to choose from three options. You can choose to deactivate your account for thirty days or 12 months. Alternatively, you can reactivate your account within the specified period.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reactivating_your_account\"><\/span>Reactivating your account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are a few simple steps to reactivate your Twitter account after deletion. First, you must log into your email account. If you use Gmail as your email service, you need to log in to this account in order to reactivate your Twitter account. You will need to indicate the reason why you deleted your account. Lastly, you must enter your Twitter username and password, as well as confirm your password in order to activate your account.<\/p>\n<p>Deleted Twitter accounts can be reactivated for 30 days after deletion. However, you should make a backup copy of any tweets before deleting your account. You may also want to archive your tweets before deleting them. To delete your account, log in to Twitter on a computer and select Settings &amp; Privacy. 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