
With the right (write?) mindset, you can use Twitter like a boss, staying abreast of the most popular memes, the latest news, and what all of your friends are up to. Keep in mind though, if you’re treating this delete feature like the “Undo send” feature that comes in oh-so-handy with Gmail, there’s the possibility that the recipient receives all Twitter notifications via email to their smartphones including that DM you just deleted. Only then the thread will completely disappear from both of your DM inboxes, removing any evidence that you and the recipient chatted privately. If you want to delete the entire thread, however, you’ll have to go through each message in the DM and delete them individually until you have no more messages remaining. Sit back and breathe a sigh of relief.Click on “Delete message” to confirm the deletion.Hover over the direct message that you want to delete, and you should see a trash can icon.Find the offending DM thread and open it up.Scroll down and click on “Direct Messages.”.Click on the gear icon in your navigation bar.But if the recipient has already opened the regretful DM, you’re obviously out of options.īut if you can get to it before the recipient does, here how you can save yourself some embarrassment:

There’s no trace of it, code-wise at least. If you delete the DM in question, the message disappears from both your outbox and recipient’s inbox. According to CNET, there is a method for deleting these poor choices.

If you’ve ever sent a DM that you’ve regretted, you’re in luck.
