3 Ways to Unprotect Your Tweets on Twitter Using Any Device

Did you accidentally make your Twitter account private and now you don’t know how to unprotect your tweets? You have arrived at the right destination. In this post, we will tell you how to unprotect tweets on Android, iPhone, and PC.

Making your Twitter account public is just one way of unprotecting your tweets. If others are unable to see your tweets even if your account is public, then you might have restricted the tweet to your Circle only or blocked the user. Don’t worry. We have covered all the methods to unprotect your tweets on Twitter.

1. How to Make Your Tweets Public

To unprotect your protected tweets, you must make your Twitter account public. Let’s check how to unlock your Twitter account on mobile and PC.

Unprotect Tweets on PC

Step 1: Open the Twitter website on your PC and log in to your account.

Step 2: Click on the More option in the left sidebar.

Step 3: Expand Settings and Support and select Settings and privacy.

Step 4: Go to Privacy and safety followed by Audience tagging.

Step 5: Now, uncheck the box next to your Protect your tweets.

Unprotect Tweets on Android and iPhone

Step 1: Open the Twitter app on Android or iPhone.

Step 2: Tap on the profile icon at the top to open the navigation menu.

Step 3: Tap on Settings & Support followed by Settings and privacy.

Step 4: Press the Privacy and safety option followed by Audience and tagging.

Step 5: Turn off the toggle next to Protect your Tweets to unprotect tweets.

What Happens When You Make Your Twitter Account Public

When you make your Twitter account public by turning off the Protect your tweets feature, the following things will happen:

• The Padlock icon will be removed from your profile.
• All your previously protected tweets will become public and anyone can see them.
• Any new tweet will also be public.
• Anyone can now retweet and quote your tweets.
• Your tweets will start appearing in search results.
• When your Twitter account is private, you must review the pending follower requests. Making your Twitter public will not automatically accept those requests. You will have to manually accept those requests or the person would need to follow you again and they would be accepted automatically since your account is public now.

Tip: Learn how to download the complete archive of Twitter.

2. Change the Audience of Tweets

Twitter has another privacy setting for tweets known as Twitter Circle that lets you tweet to a smaller group of people up to 150, to be precise. If you tweet with the audience selected as your Circle, only the people added to the Circle can see those tweets.

To unprotect tweets and to tweet to everyone instead of your Twitter Circle, you must change the audience of your tweets.

Change the Audience of Tweets on PC

Step 1: Open the Twitter website on your computer.

Step 2: Click on the What’s happening box i.e., the area where you write your tweets.

Step 3: Click on the Twitter Circle drop-down box and select Everyone from the audience.  

Now, your tweets can be seen by all your followers and even non-followers if your account is public.

Change the Audience of Tweets on Android and iPhone

Step 1: Open the Twitter mobile app on your phone.

Step 2: Tap on the floating (+) icon and select Tweet from the menu.

Step 3: Tap on the Twitter Circle button and select Public (or Everyone).

Step 4: Enter your tweet and publish it normally. That’s it. The tweet can be seen by everyone now.

3. Unblock User

Another reason someone is unable to see your tweets is that your might have blocked the user. When you block someone on Twitter, they cannot see your tweets and similarly, you also cannot see their tweets. Let’s check how to unblock a user to unprotect your tweets from them.

Unblock a Twitter User on PC

Step 1: On the Twitter website, click on the More button in the left sidebar.

Step 2: Select Settings and Support followed by Settings and privacy.

Step 3: Go to Privacy and safety followed by Mute and block.

Step 4: Click on Blocked accounts.

Step 5: Here, you will find the users that you have blocked. Click on the Blocked button next to the user that you want to remove from the blocked list.

Tip: Know the difference between mute and block on Twitter.

Unblock a Twitter User on Android and iPhone

Step 1: Open the Twitter app on your mobile.

Step 2: Tap on the profile picture icon at the top-right corner.

Step 3: Select Settings and support followed by Settings and privacy.

Step 4: Go to Privacy and safety followed by Mute and block.

Step 5: Tap on Blocked accounts.

Step 6: Tap on the Blocked button next to the user whom you want to unblock.

Unlock Your Twitter

Those were three methods to unprotect your tweets on Twitter. Similarly, learn how to change who can reply to your tweets. Also, know how to see sensitive content on Twitter.