Twitter is a social media platform that allows users to share and connect with others. When you retweet someone, you are sharing their content with other Twitter users. This can be a great way to promote your own content or to share information that you think others will find interesting. To delete a retweet on Twitter, follow these steps:
- Open Twitter and sign in.
- Click on the three lines in the top left corner of the screen (the blue line is your username, the green line is your account name, and the red line is your retweet count).
- Click on the three lines in the bottom right corner of the screen (the yellow line is your account name, the blue line is your retweet count, and the red line is how many times you have retweeted this person).
- Type “@” into one of those lines and hit enter. This will take you to a list of all of your tweets from that day.
- Scroll down until you find this person’s tweet and click on it. You will be taken to their page where you can delete it if desired.
Accidentally retweeted someone’s tweet on Twitter? If so, it only takes a few clicks to delete that retweet. Here’s how to do it on Twitter on desktop and mobile.
When you delete a retweet, Twitter only removes the retweeted tweet from your profile. The original tweet (the one that you retweeted) remains intact.
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Delete a Retweet on Twitter on Desktop
To remove a retweet on your Windows, Mac, Linux, or Chromebook computer, first, open a web browser on your computer and access the Twitter site.
In Twitter’s left sidebar, click the “Profile” option.
On the profile page, find the retweet you want to delete. Then, at the bottom of that retweet, click the “Undo Retweet” option.
In the menu that opens, click “Undo Retweet.”
And that’s it. Twitter has removed the selected retweet from your profile page.
Did you know you can block someone’s retweets but still see their tweets?
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Delete a Retweet on Twitter on Mobile
To remove a retweet on your iPhone, iPad, or Android phone, open the Twitter app on your phone. In the app’s top-left corner, tap your profile icon.
From the expanded menu, select “Profile.”
On the profile page, find the retweet to delete. At the bottom of that retweet, tap the “Undo Retweet” option.
In the menu that pops up from the bottom of your phone’s screen, tap “Undo Retweet.”
Your selected retweet is now removed from your profile page. You’re all set.
If you use Twitter quite a lot, consider learning Twitter keyboard shortcuts to navigate around the site quicker.
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