Bringing a process that I started 18 months ago to a close, I deleted my @ruk Twitter and Instagram accounts entirely last night.
Although I’d stopped posting to either a long time ago, I was still dropping in from time to time to check in and see what was going on; this never proved to be anything more than dispiriting, and so pulling the plug wasn’t difficult.
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Good idea! I just did the
Good idea! I just did the same. I'd also like to rid myself of Facebook, too, but I have a business page that I need to maintain. I wish Facebook would offer the option of having a business page without a personal profile page.
I think of your "let's
I think of your "let's decentralize the internet" motto frequently, and also am thinking about deleting twitter too. Can you remind me, did you actually get to keep an archive of your account or is it gone forever?
Both Twitter and Instagram
Both Twitter and Instagram have a “send me an archive of everything” that you can request before you delete your account. I could tell you where to find this, except that I can’t login to Twitter any longer ;-)
The request for your Twitter
The request for your Twitter data can be made at https://twitter.com/settings/your_twitter_data (when you're logged in).
I've never understood why
I've never understood why people use Twitter. I'd rather write long emails where I can expand on things as necessary, rather than restricting myself to either 140 or 280 characters.
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