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How to delete your Twitter (or X) account

If you're looking to jump ship from X, all you have to do is deactivate your account and leave it alone for 30 days.

There are plenty of good reasons to delete your X account, whether it's because of a general desire to not do anything to help Elon Musk, a distaste for the curdled culture of the platform or the allure of greener social pastures like Bluesky or Threads. This won't necessarily delete web search results that mention your X account or your posts, but it will eliminate records of you on X itself. While deactivating your X account and letting it be deleted does remove all of the public-facing parts of your social media presence, X does keep some of your information to "ensure the safety and security of its platform and people using X."

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