How To Deactivate Your Twitter Account Permanently
Are you done with Twitter and want to delete your account permanently? Its normal, considering that the app has gone through some changes in recent past. Here are the simple steps how to delete your account permanently.
More than 10,000 tweets are sent out every second all over the world, therefore it’s not surprising that some users may become overwhelmed. In recent times some have accused Twitter of encouraging cyberbullying, abusive comments, and hate speech. So many users have decided to take a break from Twitter for good.
Note: Due to the acquisition of the the microblogging site, Twitter rebranded to X on July 28th, 2023. All the information in this article remains accurate, the rebrand does not affect nor prevent you from deleting or deactivating your Twitter account. If by any means the process changes in the future, we will surely update our article accordingly.
How To Deactivate Your Twitter Account Permanently
Can Twitter allow you deactivate your account? Yes, it allows you to, you might want to delete your account for many number of reasons, eg, you want to take a break or totally stop to use the platform entirely, you may want to start an account from scratch, or you are pulling down a business account. Before you do that you should deactivate the account first. Once deactivated, Twitter enables a 30 days after the deactivation period, during which if you do not access the account, it will delete your account.
As soon as Twitter deletes your account, you will no longer be able to access your account, reactivate it, or even see past Tweets or posts. Your username will also be made available for use to other subscribers of the platform. It is possible to download all your Twitter data before deactivating your account, simply by making a request to Twitter. Twitter can retain information on your deactivated account, this is to ensure safety and security of the platform.
How to delete Twitter on Phone IOS/Android
Here’s how to delete your Twitter account from your phone.
1. Sign in to your Twitter account
2. Tap your profile icon displayed in the top-left corner on your app.
3. In the side menu, scroll down and tap on Settings and Support.
4. Tap on Settings and privacy.
5. Select Your account > Deactivate your account.
6. Tap Deactivate.
7. A prompt will be sent to you to enter your password and tap Deactivate to confirm.
How to delete your Twitter account on your computer.
If you’re using Twitter on your computer’s web browser, here are simple ways to go about deleting your account. Again, before you go about with the deactivation,you may want to think about creating an archive or atleast saving of your tweets and data on Twitter.
1. Sign in to your Twitter account.
2. On the left menu, select More > Settings and privacy.
3. Select Your Account section
4. Click on Deactivate your account.
5. You’ll then be prompted to enter your password, and then you’ll confirm you want to proceed by clicking Deactivate account.
How do I save my data before I delete my account?
When you want to delete your Twitter account, there are feelings that you will want to keep some of the data stored on the platform. Twitter enables you to and its simple to download all of your data, all your data including Tweets, media, and messages.
This is how to go about saving all your Twitter data:
STEP 1. Go to the three-dot that displays menu icon and click on Settings and privacy.
STEP 2. Scroll to Data and permissions and click Your Twitter data.
STEP 3. Enter your password and click on Confirm.
STEP 4. Click the Request archive button next to Twitter. There is also the option to request Periscope data which will lead you to your Periscope account (if you have one).
Once your data is ready for download, a notification will be sent to you and also a mail to your verified email, this mail contains a link. Now, when you go into Your Twitter data, you will see a Download archive button. Click on this to download your data.
Download your archive.
Its as simple as this.