How to Delete Your Twitter Account

Do you want to deactivate your Twitter account for a while or delete it for good? Various reasons might make you want to take a break. Whatever your reason, deactivating or deleting your Twitter account is a straightforward process that can be completed in a few steps. In this guide, we’ll take you through the steps to deactivate or permanently delete your Twitter account.

What you need to know before deactivating or deleting your Twitter account

Before you start the process of permanently deleting your account, you should be aware that the process takes 30 days to complete. This is a window period during which your account will be deactivated. During this time, you can reactivate your account by simply logging in. If you intend to permanently delete your Twitter account, don’t log in; wait until the 30-day window period is over. 

Deleting your account is an irreversible process that immediately removes your account from Twitter’s system. Here are a few more things to keep in mind:

1. All tweets in which other Twitter users had mentioned you will still exist after deactivation. However, they won’t link to your profile since it will no longer exist.
2. When you delete your Twitter account, you will be deleting only your information on Twitter. Twitter has no control over your information on other sites like Google or Bing—your information might still be found on other websites.
3. Twitter may retain some of your information for the sake of the platform’s security, and that of its users.
4. Once you delete your account, you will not be able to download your Twitter data since it will be removed from the system. You can only do this before deactivating your account.

How to deactivate or delete your Twitter account

To deactivate or delete your Twitter account, follow these simple steps:

1. Log in to your Twitter account on the web or using the mobile app.
2. Click on the “More” icon represented by three dots.
3. Select “Settings and Privacy.”
4. Click on “Your Account” then “Deactivate Account.”
5. Read the information about deactivating your account.
6. Click on “Deactivate” written in red font colour at the bottom.
7. Enter your Twitter password and click on “Deactivate” once again to deactivate your account and begin the process of permanently deleting it.

The steps above will deactivate your account for 30 days. If you don’t log in to your account during this period, then your account will be deleted permanently.