{"id":45452,"date":"2022-07-30T19:51:20","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T19:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=45452"},"modified":"2022-07-30T19:51:21","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T19:51:21","slug":"how-do-i-shut-down-my-twitter-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-shut-down-my-twitter-account","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Shut Down My 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-6a034f1d4a2e1\" 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-6a034f1d4a2e1\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a034f1d4a2e1\" ><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-do-i-shut-down-my-twitter-account\/#How_Do_I_Shut_Down_My_Twitter_Account\" title=\"How Do I Shut Down My Twitter Account?\">How Do I Shut Down My 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-do-i-shut-down-my-twitter-account\/#Reactivating_a_Twitter_account_without_using_the_app\" title=\"Reactivating a Twitter account without using the app\">Reactivating a Twitter account without using the app<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-shut-down-my-twitter-account\/#Changing_the_privacy_settings\" title=\"Changing the privacy settings\">Changing the privacy settings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-shut-down-my-twitter-account\/#Deactivating_a_Twitter_account_permanently\" title=\"Deactivating a Twitter account permanently\">Deactivating a Twitter account permanently<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-shut-down-my-twitter-account\/#Restoring_a_deleted_Twitter_account\" title=\"Restoring a deleted Twitter account\">Restoring a deleted Twitter account<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Do_I_Shut_Down_My_Twitter_Account\"><\/span>How Do I Shut Down My Twitter Account?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/36RhsmL.jpg\" align=\"left\" alt=\"how do i shut down my twitter account\" style=\"max-width:32% margin:0px 10px; height:auto; width:auto; max-height:245px;\">  <\/p>\n<p>If you have ever wondered how to shut down your Twitter account, you&#8217;re not alone. Millions of people use Twitter on a daily basis. If you&#8217;re looking for a way to delete your account without having to use the app, this article will help you do it. Here are some ways to deactivate your Twitter account:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reactivating_a_Twitter_account_without_using_the_app\"><\/span>Reactivating a Twitter account without using the app<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve deleted your Twitter account for any reason, it&#8217;s easy to reactivate it. Simply visit the Twitter website and enter your username, password, and email address. You&#8217;ll then be asked to confirm the request. Click &#8216;Yes, I&#8217;d like to reactivate my account.&#8217; Your account will be restored after the 30-day period. To use the account again, you must enter the same login credentials as before.<\/p>\n<p>You can also choose a period when you want to reactivate your Twitter account, such as 30 days or a year. When you deactivate your account, you&#8217;ll lose all of the data in your account. You can&#8217;t reactivate your account if you&#8217;ve deleted your tweets and haven&#8217;t used the app in a while. If you don&#8217;t want your old tweets to be deleted, deactivate it before you&#8217;ve deleted them.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Changing_the_privacy_settings\"><\/span>Changing the privacy settings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Changing the privacy settings on your Twitter account can make your posts and tweets private and only those you approve can view them. You can also control who tags you in photos and mark tweets that may be sensitive as private. This will ensure that you can control who sees your tweets and photos, and not worry about tagging yourself in inappropriate images. The steps to change the privacy settings on Twitter can be done on your Android device.<\/p>\n<p>You can change the Privacy settings on your Twitter account by clicking the &#8220;more&#8221; button at the top of the page. This will display a list of all settings. Among them are the topics you follow and your interests. You can also choose to turn off the &#8220;Sensitive Content&#8221; warning on your Twitter account. These options are not available on Twitter&#8217;s iPhone and iPad applications. If you want to view sensitive content on these devices, you need to log into your account first and then navigate to the privacy settings section of the app.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deactivating_a_Twitter_account_permanently\"><\/span>Deactivating a Twitter account permanently<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You may have heard that you can deactivate a Twitter account permanently. However, there are some nuances to consider before making this decision. Twitter will delete your data after 30 days or twelve months, depending on the time period you select. You can also download your archived data if you want to keep track of your account&#8217;s history. If you&#8217;re not sure whether or not you&#8217;d like to permanently delete your account, you can find out more information here.<\/p>\n<p>First, you must confirm your decision to deactivate your account. You can do this by signing in and selecting the settings tab. Then, choose the &#8220;Privacy&#8221; tab. You can also choose to remove your account from the public. You&#8217;ll have the option to reactivate your account after 30 days or twelve months. If you choose to delete your account permanently, make sure to make a backup of your tweets before you take any action.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Restoring_a_deleted_Twitter_account\"><\/span>Restoring a deleted Twitter account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are a number of ways to recover your deleted Twitter account. You can try contacting Twitter support via email. If you do not have an official business email address, you can use your personal email address. However, this may not work in every situation. You can try your best to use an alternate email address, like a personal one, and send them an email asking for the recovery code. If all else fails, try to restore your account through the Twitter app.<\/p>\n<p>It may take several days for your deleted tweets to return after you reactivate your account. If your account was deleted because you violated Twitter&#8217;s terms, you may want to reactivate it first. 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