Quitting social media platforms has been quite a trend this year. This is due to various privacy and security breaches that hit Facebook. Twitter is not an exception, and although few people think of deleting it, there are enough reasons that can make you join the trend. They include the spread of propaganda, fake news and even getting tough ‘comebacks.’
In this article, we’ll show you the safest way to delete your twitter account. Most people just log out of the service and think they are done – that’s just abandoning the service which is not a good idea at all. For instance, someone can hack your password and start spreading fake news and other campaigns without your knowledge. Also, bad actors can tarnish your name by spreading won’t you don’t want your family or even colleagues to see.
To safely delete twitter, first, you will need to back up your tweets.
备份您的推文
备份您的推文幸运的是，Twitter 允许备份他们在平台上分享的内容（推文和转发）。遗憾的是，你不能备份你赞过的内容、关注过的人和创建的列表。此外，您也无法通过 twitter 应用程序执行备份。您需要使用浏览器。
步骤如下 备份备份您的账户；
- 在浏览器地址栏中输入twitter.com，然后登录您的账户。
- 在右上角点击你的头像，在打开的下拉菜单中点击设置和隐私
- A menu will open on your left side and with the Account page showing. Scroll down the page and click the Request your archive button. You will be emailed a link when your archive is ready.
This link will contain your archive in a .ZIP file. Extracting this zip file, you will get an index.html file which when clicked will open an offline webpage. You will then see your tweets and a graph of your activities.
删除 Twitter 帐户
没有直接删除 twitter 帐户的方法，但首先要停用该帐户。这样，就没有人能在 twitter 上联系到你了，但公司仍会按照用户协议中的规定使用你的数据。您可以使用浏览器或 twitter 应用程序停用 twitter 帐户。
通过浏览器停用
- Open your browser and go to twitter.com and log in to your account.
- 点击右上角的个人档案头像，选择设置和隐私。
- 在打开的账户菜单中，滚动到底部，选择停用账户。
- You will get a warning screen but proceed to click the Deactivate button under the warning.
- 这时会弹出一个窗口，输入 Twitter 密码并点击 "停用账户"，即可停用账户。
通过 Twitter 应用程序停用 Android/iOS
- 启动应用程序，点击头像打开左侧菜单
- 在打开的菜单中选择 "设置 "和 "隐私"，然后选择 "账户
- 向下滚动到底部，点击停用账户，然后点击停用
- 输入密码并轻点停用，然后轻点是，停用
If you are through to the last step, then you have successfully deactivated your account. Some of your data may still be accessible by search engines. If you regret deactivating your account, you can restore it by logging into your account as usual. But if you don’t restore your account within 30 days, your account will be deleted permanently.
