Our Favorite Deleted Tweets That Flew Too Close to the Sun

Carly Tennes Published 04/03/2023

As the Twitterverse implodes into a hellscape of impersonation, terrible coding, and a new Doge makeover (wow, Elon, you’re sooooo cool!), the fine patrons of Twitter have taken to the corroding platform to reminisce on how much of a trash fire it’s always been, celebrating some of their favorite deleted posts.

“Search ‘this tweet has been deleted’ in your camera roll and post your favorite,” @UsingCigarettes prompted their followers on Twitter. This cursed walk through memory lane kicked off on Sunday, April 2, and has since culminated in 35 million views and over 15,000 quotes, as posters began sharing all of their most deranged screengrabs. From Dean Browning's accidental sock puppet posting on main to Lil Wayne’s beef with Mark Cuban, to People magazine’s terrible coverage of Astroworld and musings about cumming on public transit, the replies did not disappoint, a testament to just how terribly amusing Twitter can be.

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