{"id":28498,"date":"2022-07-22T14:57:26","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T14:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=28498"},"modified":"2022-07-22T14:57:27","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T14:57:27","slug":"how-to-delete-a-twitter-account-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-a-twitter-account-4","title":{"rendered":"How to Delete a 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-69e82e24decbb\" 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-69e82e24decbb\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e82e24decbb\" ><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-a-twitter-account-4\/#How_to_Delete_a_Twitter_Account\" title=\"How to Delete a Twitter Account\">How to Delete a 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-a-twitter-account-4\/#Delete_a_Twitter_account\" title=\"Delete a Twitter account\">Delete a Twitter 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-a-twitter-account-4\/#Delete_a_Twitter_account_on_a_mobile_device\" title=\"Delete a Twitter account on a mobile device\">Delete a Twitter account on a mobile device<\/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-a-twitter-account-4\/#Delete_a_Twitter_account_on_a_desktop_computer\" title=\"Delete a Twitter account on a desktop computer\">Delete a Twitter account on a desktop computer<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Delete_a_Twitter_Account\"><\/span>How to Delete a Twitter Account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height:auto; margin:0px 10px; max-height:333px; max-width:37% width:auto;\" alt=\"Is deactivating twitter the same as deleting\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/b77zygG.png\">  <\/p>\n<p>What is the difference between deleting and deactivating your Twitter account? There are many ways to do it and they all aren&#8217;t all created equal. This article will explain how to delete your Twitter account on both desktop computers and mobile devices. Once you decide to delete your account, you&#8217;ll need to choose a new username and email address. If you already have a Twitter account and want to keep it active, you can use the same username.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Delete_a_Twitter_account\"><\/span>Delete a Twitter account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to delete a Twitter account, you can do so by visiting the Twitter website. Once there, you&#8217;ll find a link that says &#8220;Delete your account.&#8221; You&#8217;ll need to enter your password to confirm that you want to remove your account. If you&#8217;re unsure about what you&#8217;re doing, you can ask a friend to do so for you. You&#8217;ll also need your account ID, which can be obtained from your friend&#8217;s Twitter account. This will make the process much easier for the Twitter support staff because it will verify that the account is yours.<\/p>\n<p>After you&#8217;ve confirmed that you want to delete your Twitter account, you&#8217;ll be given a certain amount of time to complete the process. You&#8217;ll have to wait for at least 30 days for the process to complete. In the meantime, you can download the account archive in case you change your mind. Keep in mind that Twitter will still index your information on search engines, so you should choose a different social networking platform if you decide to delete your account.<\/p>\n<p>Delete a Twitter account can be done from your smartphone, too. To do this, simply sign in to the Twitter app and tap the profile icon in the top-right corner of your screen. Once there, select the Settings and Privacy tab. Then, tap &#8220;Delete your account.&#8221; You&#8217;ll be prompted to enter a password for the account. Finally, you&#8217;ll be asked to confirm that you&#8217;d like to deactivate your account.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Delete_a_Twitter_account_on_a_mobile_device\"><\/span>Delete a Twitter account on a mobile device<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re wondering how to delete a Twitter account on a mobile device, you&#8217;ve come to the right place. The process is straightforward, and it will let you download an archive of your data before deactivating your account. Just make sure that you&#8217;ve deleted the Twitter app first, so that it doesn&#8217;t accidentally reactivate. Otherwise, you&#8217;ll find yourself spending more time than you care to remember cleaning up your account&#8217;s data.<\/p>\n<p>While Twitter doesn&#8217;t let you delete your account on a mobile device, you can deactivate it through their desktop version. This is a safety precaution because your account could be accessed by someone else, and you don&#8217;t want to risk this happening. If you accidentally delete your account, Twitter will keep the data for 30 days before deleting it completely. If you want to reactivate your account, you must be sure that you have the proper permissions.<\/p>\n<p>Deleted accounts can be traced because they&#8217;re still listed in search results. The good news is that these tweets are no longer visible to anyone &#8211; other than the people you follow. To remove your tweets from search results, you should make them private. To do this, log into Twitter from a web browser. Click the More button and select Account information. Enter your password, and check the &#8220;Protect my Tweets&#8221; checkbox. Alternatively, you can go into the settings of your Twitter mobile app. From here, you need to select &#8216;Privacy&#8217; and &#8216;Safety&#8217;.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Delete_a_Twitter_account_on_a_desktop_computer\"><\/span>Delete a Twitter account on a desktop computer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To delete a Twitter account on your desktop computer, you&#8217;ll need to know how to sign in to the website. Twitter accounts are associated with a unique email address. You can change this before deleting your account, but you need to confirm the new email address before the deletion will take effect. Fortunately, the process is straightforward. To make the process even easier, Twitter has made it possible to delete your account by following a few simple steps.<\/p>\n<p>The first step to deleting a Twitter account on a desktop computer is to log in to the website or the mobile app. After logging in, click the &#8220;More&#8221; option on the website or tap on the account photo on the mobile app. Then, select the option to &#8220;Deactivate Account.&#8221; Follow the steps to confirm the deletion of your Twitter account, and Twitter will notify you that it has been deleted. If you don&#8217;t do this within 30 days, your data will disappear permanently.<\/p>\n<p>After confirming the deletion of your account, go to the Twitter website and follow the prompts to deactivate your account. You&#8217;ll be asked to enter your password and confirm that you want to delete the account. If you don&#8217;t want to delete your account, you can keep your username and email address. 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