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I do want to remove my account there. But when I was doing it, I got a big warning that anyone could come up and register that handle for themselves. So I inst
by 0xblinq 21d ago
I do want to remove my account there.
But when I was doing it, I got a big warning that anyone could come up and register that handle for themselves. So I instead ended up just deleting every post, my personal details, and left the account alone (not using it anymore).
I know they do this intentionally (it's bad intentions all over the place on social networks nowadays, except HN, of course).
I'm terrified of somebody else just creating the account with the same handle I used to have, and impersonate me across old friends and contacts.
What do you suggest?
- bean469 21d agoYou can just inform your friends that you will be deleting your twitter account
- 0xblinq 21d agoThat doesn't work. Many people following me on Twitter only know me from Twitter and I don't have other means to reach out. Some others I'm not even interested in talking to them (not friends, just ex co-workers, ex gf, etc).
- mentalgear 21d agoPin a post that you leave X (or any major SM): say its your last post because they have become a greedy, amoral cesspool and add links where they can find you instead.
- 0xblinq 21d agoHow does that even work if I'm removing my account?
- Henchman21 21d agoYou’ve said you won’t because you want to protect the name?
- 0xblinq 21d agooh yes, that's what I did. But I'd want to completely remove it, but having others not being able to reuse the same username later.