Twitter is an online social networking and news platform that allows users to Tweet (send) text, image, and video-based messages and posts of up to 280 characters. Launched in July of 2006, Twitter is often considered the internet’s version of SMS (Short Message Service) that provided functionality and use similar to SMS text messaging on cellular phones. Twitter today is a global service that continues to inform people of various world events and comments as they happen in real time.
Twitter is used as a social networking site and it is one of the most popular social media platforms today. There are more than 100 million active users and 500 million tweets daily. Twitter is primarily used to connect people and allow people to share thoughts with a bigger audience. Users can keep up with friends, news, events, celebrities, and companies.
Delete your Twitter account by logging into your account through a web browser as you cannot delete your account on the app. Click on your profile image and then click on Settings. On the settings page select Settings and Privacy and click Deactivate My Account. Click Deactivate Username and then re-enter your account’s password. Twitter will delete your account permanently after 30 days.
Twitter was founded in March of 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams. It was made available to the public on July of 2006 and it gained popularity worldwide almost immediately. By 2013, Twitter had more than 200 million users. As of 2019, there are 330 million monthly active users, and 134 million daily users on Twitter.
