How to Create a Private Twitter Account

Here is the step by step guide to create a private twitter account and protect your tweets from public and search engines.

Private Twitter Account

Twitter is one of the most popular social media website in the world to express your views and connect with people. We have already seen in many cases people protest or support a cause and make public awareness on various social issues.

Nowadays everyone wants to become famous on social networks. People are putting all their hard work to reach million followers and get more fans online. A popular personality with million followers can have the ability to reach bigger audience and influence more people.

But, there are also people who don’t want to get connected with public relations and social audience. These people are satisfied with the followers they already have connected with. So, the question is, is it possible to become private on social media like; Twitter.

Of course yes! Below we have guided you the steps to create a private twitter account.

Steps to Create a Private Twitter Account

1. Sign in to Twitter with your login credentials.

2. Go to Settings and visit the Privacy and Safety section.

3. Under the Your Twitter activity section click on “Audience and tagging” and a checkbox with “Protect your Tweets”.

Protect your Tweets on Twitter

4. You need to check that options to make your tweets available only to your followers and not to the public.

Now your tweets are private. Now if people try to follow you, you can accept or reject them. Remember, the followers you approve will be able to see all your protected tweets.

Though the protected tweets are available for the followers it will be not visible to public or index in search engines like Google or Bing.

Note: If you allow any third-party application to manage your account, they will be able to see all your protected tweets.

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