How To Delete Twitter Account?

February 1, 2024
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Yash Dutta

Are you sick of Twitter and want to delete your Twitter account? Twitter is an extremely good resource for instant news and funny Memes and videos and GIFs but many Twitter users are unhappy after the acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk and the changes that he is incorporating into the website. the users disagree with many of the new rules that are being implemented and probably some problematic users who are being broad back to the platform.

So these users might be looking to delete their account and shift to other Twitter alternatives, well if you are one of these users who want to be done with Twitter and delete their Twitter account then it is extremely easy to delete it.

But here something you should know before you try to permanently delete your Twitter account. Twitter will first only allow you to deactivate the account for 30 days as an insurance. In case you decide to change your mind about account deletion.

But if after 30 days you don’t reactivate account, Twitter will then delete all your information from their servers and you won’t be able to reactivate the account anymore. Your account will disappear from Twitter. Your username won’t show anymore and your display picture and profile won’t be shown anymore on the Twitter website or the Twitter app.

Here is how you can delete your Twitter account and few quick steps –

How to delete your Twitter account on desktop?

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Here is how you can delete your Twitter account permanently through the Twitter website on your desktop or laptop –

From the options at the left hand corner click on more, then click on settings and privacy.

Now inside the your account section click on deactivate your account.

Once you click on deactivate your account Twitter will show you the details of what will happen after you deactivate please read them thoroughly and if you are sure then click on the deactivate button at the bottom.

You will need to enter your password once more to confirm your deactivation request, after entering it click on the deactivate button and your account will be deactivated for the next 30 days.

Before deleting your Twitter account, do you want to keep local copies of videos you posted on Twitter, then download Twitter videos using our free tool.

How to delete your Twitter account on the Twitter app?

Here’s how you can delete your Twitter account permanently through the Twitter iPhone or Android app –

Tap on your display picture and then scroll down and from under settings and support, tap on settings and privacy.

Then tap on your account which is the first option.

Then tap on deactivate account which is the last option.

Now today will let you know the details of what will happen when you deactivate your account, to continue, tap on the deactivate red colour button at the bottom.

Now enter your password, one more time to confirm and then tap on the deactivate button and your account will be deactivated for 30 days. In these 30 days you will have the option to reactivate account if you want to or else your Twitter account will be permanently deleted after these 30 days.

How do you delete Twitter account you can no longer access?

If you can no longer access your Twitter account, then it’s gonna be difficult for you to delete it. You should try emailing Twitter support about it maybe we can help you.