How to Deactivate Your Twitter/X Account

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Deactivate Twitter on Desktop

Step 1

To deactivate Twitter on desktop, navigate to [https://twitter.com/home](https://twitter.com/home)

Step 2

Click "More" on the left hand side of the screen

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Step 3

Click on Settings and Privacy

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Step 4

Click "Deactivate your account"

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Step 5

Click on Deactivate

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Step 6

Re-enter your password and then hit deactivate

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Deactivate Twitter on mobile

Step 7

To deactivate Twitter on mobile, click on your profile icon on the top left corner of the screen

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Step 8

Click Settings and privacy

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Step 9

Click on Your account

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Step 10

Click on Deactivate your account

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Step 11

Click on Deactivate

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Step 12

Enter your password and click on Deactivate. NOTE: You have 30 days to reactivate your account before it's permanently deleted. To do so, log into your account as normal.

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