How to Make X (Twitter) Account Private or Public and What Happens After That

All X accounts (formerly Twitter) are public by default. So anyone can see your posts (tweets). However, you choose to keep your tweets private to your followers only? So you’ll need to make your account private. Later, you may also make it public again, if you change your mind. Here’s how to make your Twitter (X) account private or public. We’ll also share what happens when you switch public to private account and vice versa on X (Twitter).

Make X (Twitter) Account Private/Public on Desktop

1.Open Twitter website in a web browser and log in if needed.

Visit:Twitter

2.From the left sidebar, clickMore > Settings and privacy > Privacy and safety, then click onAudience, media, and taggingoption.

3.Check the box next toProtect your tweetsto go private, uncheck it to go public.

Make X (Twitter) Account Private/Public on Mobile

1.Open the X (Twitter) app on your iPhone or Android.

Download: X (Twitter) forAndroid|iPhone

Changing account private or public on Twitter X website

2.Tap onprofile picin the top-left corner> Settings and support > Settings and privacy > Privacy and safety, and tap onAudience and tagging.

3.Enable the toggle next toProtect your poststo make your account private. Disable it to make it public.

What Happens When You Make X (Twitter) Account Private

What Happens When You Make X (Twitter) Account Public

Making X Account Private/Public

Using these steps, you can make your account private or public. Twitter as of now, does not provide any option to show any individual post only to your followers. However, you can choose who can reply to your posts.

Want to make your Instagram account private too? Here’s what happens when youmake your Instagram account private/publicand how to do it.

Audience and tagging option on Twitter X app

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How to Make X (Twitter) Account Private or Public and What Happens After That