Do More › Social Media Who Can See and Read My Twitter Posts? Share Pin Email Print davidgoldmanphoto/Image Source/Getty Images Social Media Twitter Facebook Instagram Pinterest Social Networks by Susan Gunelius Updated October 19, 2016 Question: Who Can See and Read My Twitter Posts? Answer: By default, Twitter accounts are set up to be public. That means your Twitter posts are visible to anyone who has access to the Internet. People can find them on the public Twitter timeline (visible by selecting the "Everyone" tab from your Twitter home page), by visiting your profile URL, or through search engine keyword searches. Alternately, you can configure your Twitter account to protect your profile. Doing so requires that you approve all new followers, your updates are only visible to those followers, and your posts are not included in web searches. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Share Pin Email Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit Continue Reading