How to leave Elon Musk's Twitter /x

Once upon a time, Twitter – now X – was The place to get your memes, world news and pop culture. However, even at that time, being an active Twitter user also required wading through a daily flood of toxic characters, bots, and deepfakes. Then elon musk circus came to town and began to make frequent changes to the formerly popular social network, to the extent that many of its followers switched to one or more of the new social networks, such as threads, blue skyOr Mastodon,

Now that the 2024 US presidential election is over, Musk looks like he's going to be at least one of powers behind the throneAdd recent changes to this Made X less safe to useAnd it's no surprise that there's now a new wave of thinking of leaving the platformIf you're one of them, here's some advice on how to deactivate your account.

If you're still active on X or have a lot of friends and followers you want to keep in touch with, you'll want to make sure they know where you're going and why. One way to do this is to first make your account private so that only your current followers can see your account.

• Look in the side menu on the browser or tap your individual icon in the mobile app.
• In the browser, select More > Settings & Privacy > Privacy & Security > Audience, media, and tagging > Protect your posts,
• In the mobile app, select Settings & Support > Settings & Privacy > Privacy & Security > Audience & Tagging > Protect Your Posts,
• In the browser pop-up, select to protect,

Now, only people who follow you will be able to see your posts and other account information. You'll see a closed lock icon next to your name in the bottom-left corner of the screen.

What you put in your “I'm leaving now” message depends on who your followers are. If you've been checking your account carefully and know almost everyone who's following you, you can tell them where you're going and what your new address is if they want to follow you. Is.

On the other hand, if you're a popular person and may have followers who aren't completely trustworthy, you can either tell them without any details about where you're going – or, to be cautious, Can just say goodbye.

How long should you keep your account private before it's gone forever? About a week seems like a good amount of time, but in the end, it's up to you.

If you've been on Twitter/X for a while, you probably have a pile of Tweets that you'd like to keep for future reference or as a reminder of past glories. If you're not regularly backing up your account, here's how:

• Look in the side menu on the browser or tap your individual icon in the mobile app.
• In the browser, select More > Settings & Privacy > Your Account > Download an archive of your data,
• In the mobile app, select Settings & Support > Settings & Privacy > Your Account > Download your archive of data,
• You will be asked to re-enter your password and possibly enter a verification code from your registered email account along with other verification codes.
• choose request collection,

It may take up to 24 hours to receive a copy of your archive; You will be notified both through the app and email. You'll get your information in two formats: HTML and JSON. according to xInformation will include:

…your profile information, your posts, your direct messages, your moments, your media (images, videos and GIFs that you have attached to posts, direct messages or moments), a list of your followers, a list of accounts that You are following, your address book, lists you have created, subscribed to or follow, interest and demographic information we have inferred about you, information about ads you have seen on or from are connected, and much more ,

OK, you've told your followers that you're leaving, and you've safely archived your posts. Now it's time to deactivate your account. Here's how to do it:

• In your browser, click More At the bottom left of the screen. Tap your profile icon in the mobile app.
• In your browser, select Settings & Support > Settings & Privacy , Your Account > Deactivate your account,
• In the mobile app, select Settings & Support > Settings & Privacy > Your Account > Deactivate Account,

There are several paragraphs of information to read before visiting the deactivation link, including links telling you what data may still be available after deactivating your account, how to change your username, or how to update your current account. How to change the username on a different account.

You will also be informed that this process will not permanently delete your account – at least, not yet. X keeps your information for 30 days before permanently deleting it. To restore your account within that time period, log back in and confirm that you want to reactivate your account.

And remember, if you're looking for social networking, news and conversation, you have plenty of options – or you can come here The Verge. Don't worry. We are always here for you.