There are valid reasons for deleting your Twitter account. Maybe it's killing your productivity and leading to an addiction to tech. Maybe you're sharing too much info online. Or maybe you want to focus more on your real-life relationships.

Sure, you can address all of these issues without obliterating your Twitter account, but drastic times call for drastic measures—and maybe you're at a time in your life when you really need to excise Twitter from your day-to-day routine.

Here's how to delete your Twitter account...

How to Permanently Delete Your Twitter Account

Knowing how to deactivate your Twitter account is the first step in your journey to deleting your profile on the micro-blogging platform for good. Fortunately, deletion is straightforward and easy!

You can delete your Twitter account from any platform supported by the platform, including the web, Android, and iOS. We'll cover how to delete your account on all three.

But before deleting your Twitter account, you should check the following:

  • Ensure that you don't use Twitter to sign in to other apps. Otherwise, you'll lose access to these apps.
  • If you'd like to use your current Twitter username or email address to create another Twitter account later, change them before deleting your account.
  • Download a copy of your Twitter data.

If all is good up to this point, then you should go ahead and delete your account.

Read more: Things to Consider Before Deleting Your Social Media Accounts

How to Delete Your Twitter Account on Android and iOS

The process for deleting your account is strikingly similar on Twitter's Android and iOS apps.

Just follow these steps:

  1. Launch the Twitter app and log into your account.
  2. Tap the hamburger menu on the upper left.
  3. Select Settings and privacy from the left-side menu.
  4. Next, tap Account to head over to your Twitter account's settings page.
  5. Tap Deactivate your account at the bottom of the page.
  6. Enter your Twitter password and tap Deactivate.
  7. A confirmation pop-up will show up—tap Yes, Deactivate to confirm. Once you confirm, Twitter will deactivate your account immediately.

How to Delete Your Twitter Account on Web

Twitter web account settings page

On the web, the process is not very different from Twitter's mobile app. Follow these steps to deactivate your Twitter account:

  1. Visit the Twitter website and log into your account.
  2. Click More on the left sidebar menu.
  3. Next, select Settings and privacy from the pop-up.
  4. Click Deactivate your account.
  5. Scroll down and click on Deactivate button.
  6. Enter your Twitter password and click on the Deactivate button.

Once deactivated, you have to wait 30 days for your account to be fully deleted. If you log into your account at any time during the 30-day waiting period, you will be asked to reactivate your account, so make sure you don't log in again.

What Happens When You Delete Your Twitter Account?

Before you delete your Twitter account, there are a few things you should be aware of. Your Twitter profile will not be viewable. You will not be able to reactivate your account once it is fully deleted, and you'll lose your username and anything you posted on the platform.

Related: What Happens When You Deactivate and Reactivate Your Twitter Account?

Mentions of your username on Twitter will live on, although users will bump into a broken link if they click on it.

However, you may still find your information on search engines unless your account was private. Even then, any tweets that you posted publicly before enabling a private account might still be visible.

Delete Twitter for Good

Despite how important social media has become, sometimes you just have to break away from the pact and go against the grain—do not feel guilty or shamed for deleting your account.

You might even consider deleting your account on other social networks.

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