How to Contact Twitter About a Deceased User
n the event of the death of a Twitter user, we can work with a person authorized to act on the behalf of the estate or with a verified immediate family member of the deceased to have an account deactivated.
In order for us to process an account deactivation, please provide us with all of the following information:
- The Twitter account’s username (e.g., @username and twitter.com/username)
- A copy of the deceased user’s death certificate
- A copy of your government-issued ID (e.g., driver’s license)
- A signed, notarized statement including:
- Your first and last name
- Your current contact information
- Your email address
- Your relationship to the deceased user
- Action requested (e.g., ‘please deactivate the Twitter account’)
- A link to an online obituary or a copy of the obituary from a local newspaper (optional)
You may send us the documentation by fax or mail to the following address:
Twitter, Inc.
c/o: Trust & Safety
1355 Market St., Suite 900
San Francisco, CA 94103
Fax : 1-415-222-9958
We conduct all of our communication via email; should we require any other information, we will contact you at the email address you have provided in your request. If you have any questions, you can contact us at: privacy@twitter.com.
Please note: We are unable to provide login information for the account to anyone regardless of his or her relationship to the deceased.