Are you thinking about deleting your X account? Here’s how to do it

After more than a year of threatening to change the way the blocking features work, Elon Musk’s plan finally went into effect this week, as X users blocked by other accounts can now view those users’ messages.

The X engineering team account announced that the change had begun on Saturday, November 2and earlier this week, CNET was able to verify that the change had occurred for multiple test accounts. Although blocked users can now see your

Privacy advocates and survivors of domestic violence have strongly objected to the change to blocking features, and it’s not yet clear whether it will make it to app stores — Google Play Store And Apple’s App Store both require ‘user-generated content’ and include blocking features – but if you want to prevent specific people from seeing your posts, you’ll now have to lock your X account completely or find another social media service.

If you’ve decided you want to leave X/Twitter because of the ban change or for any reason, we’ll explain your options, including whether you can change your mind about deleting your account. To learn more, read how phone calls work on X and how to prevent X from training AI on your messages.

How to delete your X account on your iPhone or Android phone

It only takes a few steps to delete your X account from your phone. Please note that before closing your account, you may want to create an archive of your tweets. And if you’re interested, that’s possible too download all your X-messages.

1. Sign in to your X account and tap your profile icon.

2. In the side menu, scroll down and tap Settings and supportand then select Settings and privacy.

3. Select Your account > Deactivate your account.

4. Crane Deactivate.

5. You will be asked to enter your password and tap Deactivate to confirm.

If you change your mind, you can restore your account up to 30 days after deactivation. However, deactivate your account does not to delete your account. If you wish to delete your account, simply do not access your account within the 30 day deactivation period. After these 30 days, your account will be deleted and your username will no longer be associated with your account.

How to delete your X account on your computer

If you use X in your computer’s web browser, here’s how to delete your account. Again, think about it before you shut it down create an archive of your messages.

1. Log in to your X account.

2. Select from the left menu More > Settings and privacy.

3. Under the Your Account section, click Deactivate your account.

4. Click Deactivate.

5. You will then be asked to enter your password. Then confirm by clicking that you want to continue Deactivate account.

If you change your mind, you will only have a limited time to undeactivate your account (see below). If this is not the case, your account will be deleted after 30 days.

Don’t forget to unlink third-party apps from your X account

Even after you click the button to deactivate your account, third-party apps can reactivate your account when you log in to them. To prevent this, you’ll need to revoke third-party app access to your X account, such as apps that delete old messages automatically.

To get started, log into your X account and visit Settings and privacy > Security and account access > Apps and sessions > Connected apps. Then select each app one by one and click Revoke app permissions.

How to reactivate your X account if you change your mind

If you reconsider and decide to keep your X account active, you can always reactivate your account for up to 30 days. Here’s what you need to do.

1. Log in to your X account.

2. A notification will appear asking if you want to reactivate your account. If you select Yes, you will be redirected to your X home timeline. Please note that it may take some time for your posts and followers to be restored.

How to protect your X-posts so only approved followers can see them

If the X blocking feature changes and you still want to keep your

Nasty protect your messages on X with an iPhone, iPad, or Android device:

1. Sign in to your X account, tap the navigation menu, then tap Settings and privacy.

2. Crane Privacy and security.

3. Crane Audience and tagging.

4. Next to Protect your messagesmove the slider to the right to enable it.

To protect your messages on a desktop computer or mobile device with a web browser:

1. Log in to your Settings and privacy.

2. Click Privacy and security

3. Click Audience, media and tagging under ‘Your X activity’.

4. Select the check box next to Protect your messages to lock your tweets

5. Confirm your decision by clicking Protect button in the pop-up confirmation window

After your X messages are protectedonly your followers can see them and you must approve new followers who request access to them. Your posts won’t be indexed by Google or other search engines, although your older public posts may still appear in search results.

Your followers are not allowed to retweet your protected posts. They can still favorite them and you can still retweet public posts from other X users. Your posts are searchable by X, but they only appear in results for you and your followers.

Making your

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