You probably use Twitter to follow people. Twitter has millions of users and is a great platform for sharing short pieces of information or expressing opinions on various topics. Is it worth deleting your Twitter account? How do you delete a Twitter account?
How do I delete a Twitter account?
If you are sure about removing Twitter, log in to your account. Then click in the top right corner on the “gear” symbol or currently the “profile icon” and then go to “Settings”. In the “Account” tab, select “Deactivate my account”.
You go down to the bottom and choose the option “Deactivate account”. You are redirected to a page that checks whether you really want to delete your account. To confirm that you want to perform this action, enter the password and click Deactivate.
You can only deactivate your Twitter account in your browser, you can’t do this from the Twitter application. After 30 days, your account will be completely deleted. However, you can undo this if you log in to your account again during this time. This will not be possible in the Twitter application on your phone.
After 30 days, your account will be completely deleted. However, you can undo this if you log in to your account again during this time.
Can the account be restored?
If your Twitter account has been completely deleted, i.e. after deactivating it for 30 days, you have not logged in, you usually have to create a new account again.
How to backup your tweets on Twitter
This can be done as follows:
Go to twitter.com and log in to your account.
Click your profile picture in the upper right corner. In the drop-down menu, select Settings and privacy.
Select Account from the left menu (by default, the settings screen opens on this page), scroll down the screen and click Ask for your archive, which you will find next to the inscription “Your archive of Tweets”.
Twitter will prepare a ZIP archive containing all of your tweets (including those that were published by others but were given by you later) and will send a link to the file to your email address. The whole operation takes a few minutes, sometimes a little longer.
Why delete a Twitter account?
The easy ability to share information on Twitter, however, can cost a lot.
You can accidentally share more information than you intended, which can get you into trouble at work or school.
However, sharing too much data is not the only reason to permanently delete your Twitter account.
Very few personal information is required to set up an account. In fact, Twitter is one of the few platforms that doesn’t require you to provide your real name. All you have to do is enter your name and password and an email address that you can use to verify your account.
As a result, users rarely consider the implications of privacy and the use of a Twitter account. Quickly reviewing detailed information about the Privacy Policy can make you look a little differently at these services.
