Here's how to delete or deactivate your Twitter account permanently in 2022

In recent weeks, Twitter has been one of the main topics of conversation in the technology industry. After all, Elon Musk is now the new owner after a bumpy negotiation process.

From the beginning, Musk announced that the platform will receive big changes in the short, medium and long term. However, the ‘core’ of Twitter will remain the same: a microblogging and trending social network.

The opinions of Twitter users have been divided. Some fear changes that may come in the future or that the platform will take a different path, so they prefer to delete or deactivate their Twitter accounts.

Although there are users in favor of the new Twitter administration, there are also others who, for one reason or another, are against it.

Given the chaos Musk is bringing to Twitter and his use of the platform to express HIS political stance which is very bad form time for me to leave twitter. Now to figure out how to delete my account. treat tweat goodbye.
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Since I can’t figure out how to delete my Twitter account, I am going to have to insult Elon Musk. Hey @elonmusk! Delete my account (please and thank you) you snollygoster ninnyhammer!
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Among the reasons given by users who are dissatisfied with the new Twitter owner are political tendencies, the payment of the verification check or the recent layoffs, among others.

In fact, these disgruntled users have been actively looking for some alternative platform to ‘move to’ that offers a similar experience.

If you are also looking for how to delete or deactivate your Twitter account permanently, here we will show you how to do it. The process can be done both from the Twitter app and from a browser.

To deactivate your Twitter account from the mobile app, the procedure is as follows:

• Tap on your Profile Picture at the top left corner of the screen.
• Tap on Settings and Support, then select Settings and privacy.
• Now tap on Your account.
• Tap on Deactivate your account and confirm your actions by tapping Deactivate.

If you prefer to do it from a web browser, these are the steps to follow:

• Head to Twitter.com and sign in to your Twitter account.
• Click on the ‘More’ button in the left sidebar.
• Click on Settings and Support and then click Settings and privacy.
• Make sure you are on the ‘Your account’ tab and then click ‘Deactivate your account’.
• Confirm your actions by clicking ‘Deactivate’ again.

It’s worth pointing out that, if you change your mind before 30 days, your account will be reactivated without a problem simply by using your credentials. But after 30 days of deactivation, your account will be permanently deleted.

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