How to Mass Delete All Your Old Tweets.

If you are an active Twitter user, the hundreds or thousands of tweets you have posted in the past may not reflect your current identity. Maybe you praised celebrities who have since been involved in scandals, you now share family photos through a more professional account, or you made negative comments about the industry you work in. In such cases, deleting old tweets can make sense. If you have shared this kind of content, Isha Cogborn, the founder of the Epiphany Institute, which helps subject experts share their messages and create their personal messaging, says, "There aren't many disadvantages to getting rid of it," especially noting that this kind of editing is important for brands. However, deleting old tweets is not easy with Twitter's standard tools. To delete tweets one by one, you may need to go back or search by specific words and time periods. Twitter doesn't directly offer bulk tweet deletion; however, by creating a new account and changing your username with the existing account to a new one, you can change your username to a new account while keeping your old tweets. This way, you can have a fresh start without your old tweets. Below are several external tools and services that can make these processes easier. Most services are paid, and you may need to grant access to your account and forgo some privacy sharing. These tools can see your tweets, profile information, account settings, accounts you follow and block, and other data. When you connect any third-party service, you can revoke this access at any time from Twitter's application settings page. If you want to take a copy of your tweets before deleting them, you can download your Twitter data file to get a complete list of your tweets in .zip format. This process can take a few days. Melissa Agnes, founder and CEO of the Crisis Ready Institute, says you should be transparent about why this step is being taken before you start deleting. Agnes says you can take an honest approach by tweeting an explanation of your decision to delete specific tweets or all of them. Openness can be better than hiding anything. If you try to hide it, this can lead to you "appearing as if you are sneaky or manipulative." Cogborn notes that deleting tweets does not always mean they will be lost forever. Someone can always take a screenshot. Cogborn says, "When you face an embarrassing situation, you need to own up to your mistakes, give a sincere apology and make smarter choices in the future."

Tweet Deletion Tools

Semiphemeral

Semiphemeral is a free open source tool that allows you to delete old tweets that don't meet the criteria you set. For example, you can automatically delete your old tweets unless they receive a certain number of retweets or likes. It also offers flexibility to keep tweets that meet specific criteria. Cost: Free

Circleboom

Circleboom allows you to list your tweets and replies, filter them by search terms and delete each tweet one by one. You can also bulk delete tweets within a specific time period. Cost: The free tier allows you to delete 200 tweets and retweets. Paid accounts cost 24 USD per month for one profile and 72 USD per month for five profiles. Different pricing is available for corporate accounts.

TweetDelete

TweetDelete allows you to bulk delete your old tweets based on specific words or features such as the age of the tweets. While free accounts can delete the most recent 3,200 tweets, you can delete your entire tweet history for 15 USD. Cost: Free or one-time payment of 15 USD

TweetDeleter

TweetDeleter allows you to filter your tweets, retweets or replies by keywords, date and time. It also offers a feature that helps you find and delete profanity-laden tweets. Cost: The free plan allows you to delete five tweets per month. Paid plans allow you to delete up to 500 tweets per month (4 USD per month) and you may need to pay 6 USD for unlimited tweet deletion.

TweetEraser

TweetEraser allows you to filter and delete tweets across multiple Twitter accounts. It is also possible to keep a copy of deleted tweets. Cost: The ad-supported free account is limited to three search filters. With 4 USD per month, up to 10 search filters and tweet deletion for three accounts can be performed. Unlimited search filters are offered for 7 USD per month.