These are days of big change on Twitter, and once we know that Elon Musk is the new owner of the company after the purchase made with a swipe of the checkbook, it is likely that many users wish to unsubscribe from the social network.
At present, there does not seem to be any reason to adopt such a radical decision if it turns out that you have been using the network for years to express your opinion or inform yourself. However, it is clear that after the purchase, Elon Musk has new plans for the tool which has 330 million active users.
The richest man in the world bought the social network for 44,000 million dollars and here we tell you the 5 Ways Twitter Could Change Under Elon Musk.
How to delete a Twitter account
The process of canceling a Twitter account is much easier than doing it on other platforms such as Facebook or instagram. Of course, a series of conditions should be taken into account so as not to lose the account definitively, or to do it in permanent rest.
First, know that Twitter allows DISACTIVATE your account temporarily. It’s something like taking a time for meditation or a mini-vacation to analyze what it brings us on a daily basis.
In this way, the Twitter account remains temporarily deactivated for 30 days. It is important to manage the times, because if you want to get it back, you will have to do it within that time without letting it pass. Once the period of inactivity has passed, the account will be considered deleted.
To deactivate your Twitter account, you must first log in to the site. You can do this through your computer or mobile phone. Click on your profile picture, displayed at the top, and choose “Settings and privacy”.
At the bottom of your account settings, you will see a link that allows you to deactivate your account. Click here. If you’re doing it from a mobile phone, tap “Account” and then scroll down where you’ll see the same option.
If you intend to create a new account with the same name, be sure to replace it with your old account first; this name cannot be used on a new account during the 30-day deactivation period.
Twitter says that while your account will be deleted within minutes, some content may be seen on the site for a few days after deactivation. Also, you have no control over the content indexed by search engines like Google.
If you are sure you want to deactivate your account, click on the ‘Deactivate’ button.
By the way, if you allowed a third-party app to access your account, you can log in directly from that other app. Since logging into Twitter reactivates your account, be sure to revoke access to all third-party apps.
How can I download Twitter data?
It is possible that before deactivating your account Twitter want to retrieve some data or your tweet history in a certain time. As we have done before, log into Twitter and click on the profile picture in the top bar.
On the account settings page (better if you’re using a web browser), you’ll see a link to request your file from Twitter. Click on the ‘Request your file’ button. You will then receive a link via email from which you can download your data.
If you are using the Twitter app on your mobile device, you will need to click on the ‘Deactivate your account’ menu option and then click on ‘Twitter details’ which you will find in the ‘What else you need to know’ section .
It is likely that the platform will ask you to enter the password for security, then proceed to send the corresponding email. From this moment, you will have access to the information you wanted.
If, on the other hand, you are new to the platform, we will tell you how to open a new account on twitter, write a tweet and much more. While thinking about the implementation of tricks to have more followers.
