Whatever the method, don't expect the results to be instant. It'll take Twitter some time to properly respond to your exodus of tweets and update the numbers that appear on your profile accordingly.
If things seem strange, wait a bit, especially if your method is running Tweet Delete repeatedly to cull more than 3, tweets. Once you've dispensed with your archive, you'll have a choice about how to go forward. With Tweet Delete, you can set the app to automatically remove any tweets older than a certain age. This can be great for maintaining hygiene, but it requires you to let Tweet Delete have constant access to your Twitter account and while Tweet Delete shows no indications of being malicious, this is a security risk.
Alternatively, you could go in and re-delete on a routine basis, or simply start building up a new archive until you get anxious again. If you do set a service to automatically delete your tweets, you may also want to consider finding a way to archive them in real time—especially if you are a data hoarder.
One option, the one I use, is the IFTTT service to immediately archive a tweet into a spreadsheet the moment it is tweeted. That way, when it ages out and gets deleted, you'll already have a backup tucked away outside of Twitter.
Now you're free from the chains of your old tweets. Just remember: Going forward, the best way to stay sane is simply to never tweet at all. Type keyword s to search. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile. Log out. US Markets Loading H M S In the news. Dave Smith and Mary Meisenzahl. In case you haven't noticed, it doesn't pay to keep around your old tweets — you could end up the target of a harassment campaign, or find your job in jeopardy.
People have lost their jobs or seriously damaged their careers because old, immature, or otherwise inappropriate tweets were unearthed. If you're using Twitter, and you care at all about your career, you should be deleting your old tweets on a regular basis — and we've outlined how to do that.
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. If you ever want to archive your tweets before deleting them, it's easy. But now? They were anonymous, everywhere and nowhere. How could you fight an online mob? And of course this allowed the government to claim they had nothing to do with these campaigns. Investors Are Usually Wrong. Retail investors, unsurprisingly, lose money. That makes sense; how could a zealous dentist with some extra cash beat people who crunch numbers day and night?
But, in fact, most of number crunchers also lose money. Everyone does. It is really hard to beat the market.
But for the rest of your money, the long-term money, stay invested in the market. Click the link we sent to , or click here to log in. About Archive Help Sign in. Share this post. You should delete your tweets Let them go. This is Can. Change is Good Start with yourself.
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See privacy , terms and information collection notice. So, look, if you're just a regular person riffing on viral memes and having Deep Thoughts in the middle of the night, leave 'em up!
For science! But maybe you're not just a regular person. Delete your tweets, because those stupid things will come back to haunt you.
Are you concerned that trolls or harassers might try to take one of your old tweets out of context? This is a question facing a lot of journalists , celebrities, and anyone in a public-facing role at the moment, and as Twitter mobs increasingly use old tweets against journalists, many are choosing to delete their tweets to protect themselves.
On the flip side, do you harass, intimidate, or threaten people on Twitter?
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