Twitter is undoubtedly an interesting social network with its flash messages of up to 280 characters (up from 150), tweets. These over-text messages can contain photos, animated GIFs, and videos (we’ve made a guide on how to download them). If you are tired of twittering and want to leave the social network and delete your account, this is the guide for you.
On Twitter, the cancellation of the account is called “Deactivation”. The procedure allows you to reconsider within 30 days, but since deactivation, the account will no longer be accessible and its contents will no longer be visible on all platforms. After thirty days the account will go into the state of “definitive cancellation” and all its contents will be permanently deleted and will no longer be recoverable.
If you just want to hide your Tweets it is not necessary to delete the account, just hide them, see the appropriate paragraph to find out how to do it.
Delete Twitter account from PC / Mac
Deleting your account from the well-known portal by connecting from a desktop computer is really simple and takes a few minutes:
- connect to Twitter and login with your credentials (username or email address and password);
- then go to the bar on the right of the screen and click on the button with the three dots in a circle;
- then press on the item “Settings and privacy”;
- then click on “Deactivate your account”;
and finally on “Deactivation“.
If you want, you can save your data before deactivation; to do this: go back to the Twitter settings and click on “Your Twitter data“. Then on the screen below enter your password and click on “Confirm”. The data will then be processed and you can download it.
Unsubscribe from Twitter on Android iPhone and iPad
You do not need to connect from a PC to delete your account. It is also possible to do it very quickly via the Twitter mobile client (for Android, or iOS) and it only takes a few steps.
- open the Twitter app, log in with your credentials (username and password);
- press on the image of your account which is placed at the top right;
- then tap on “Settings and privacy”;
- then press on “Account” then scroll and press at the bottom on “Deactivate your account”;
- finally, press the “Disable” button at the bottom.
- The procedure is also similar for those who use the mobile site of the social network.
Even from mobile, you can save the data before closing your account; just a few steps:
- open the Twitter client and log in with your username and password;
- tap on the image of your account which is located at the top right of the interface;
- then press on the item “Settings and privacy”;
- then click on “Account” and then on “Your Twitter Data”;
- finally, enter your password again and press the “Confirm” button.
Hide tweets
Thanks to the privacy settings, you can continue to enjoy the contents of the social network by choosing carefully who can see your contents. If you want you can limit the viewing of the contents only to those who follow you.
Doing so is really simple:
- connect to Twitter and login with your username and password;
- go to the bar on the right of the screen and click on the button with the three dots in a circle;
- then click on “Settings and privacy”;
- then click on “Privacy and Security”;
- and then put the check next to “Protect your Tweets” and then click on “Protect”.
It can also be done in the mobile version, just use the app on Android and iOS, or the mobile site:
- open the Twitter client, and log in with your username/email and password;
- tap on the image of your account which is located at the top right of the interface;
- then press on the item “Settings and privacy”;
- go to the “Privacy and security” section then click on “Protect my tweets”.