A new Chief Twit - and a big Twitter privacy issue
A lot of people want to delete their Twitter data. Unfortunately, you can't.
In case you haven't heard, there's a new Chief Twit. His other company is known for racial abuse of Black workers and software bugs, and as soon has he took over he fired Vijaya Gadde, the widely-respected head of Trust & Safety. What could possibly go wrong?
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What happens to your Twitter data when Elon takes overVox,
Oops indeed. So it's not surprising that a lot of people want to delete their Twitter data.
Unfortunately, you can't.
Back in 2019, Zack Whittaker reported that Twitter doesn’t actually delete your direct messages when you try to delete them. And even deleting your account won't help. As Morrison reports
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The company told Recode it had “nothing to add here at this time” when asked how long it kept user data or how long it would take for a user’s data to be completely deleted from Twitter — if ever — should that user delete their account.
Bummer.
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