![Timeline Cleanse two kittens with the captions Cleanse your timeline with cute kitten faces.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/035/529/timeline.jpg)
Timeline Cleanse
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About
Timeline Cleanse is a frequently used caption for social media posts that showcase positive, cute or wholesome photographs, usually of animals, celebrities or people smiling.
Origin
On May 18th, 2010, Twitter [1] user @Li_sa_M tweeted the earliest known reference to the "timeline cleanse. However, in this instance, the Twitter user appears to be referencing clearing their friends list (shown below).
![Think Im bout to unfollow #oneofmyfollowers Im just tired of seein his face in my timeline...#cleanse Lisa M. @Li_sa_M Think Im bout to unfollow #oneofmyfollowers Im just tired of seein his face in my timeline...#cleanse 8:46 PM · May 18, 2010 · Twitter Web Client >](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/918/919/6ba.png)
Three years later, Twitter user @SabiaCoruja tweeted,[2] "Time for another timeline cleanse- its good for the soul! #Scandal #Olitz #WaitForFitz" (shown below, left).
On December 5th, 2014, Twitter user @RedSaid posted an series of images of a man with his two daughters. They captioned the tweet, "Necessary timeline cleanse, Because: beautiful. @_BlackFathers: 😍😍❤" (shown below, right). This is the earliest known usage of the "timeline cleanse" as it is most commonly used.
![Time for another timeline cleanse- its good for the soul! #Scandal #Olitz #WaitForFitz SabiaCoruja @SabiaCoruja Time for another timeline cleanse- its good for the soul! #Scandal #Olitz #WaitForFitz 1:05 PM · Jan 26, 2013 · Twitter for iPad >](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/918/931/741.png)
![Necessary timeline cleanse, Because: beautiful. " @_BlackFathers : 😍😍❤ " Edana @RedSaid TONNA TAT Necessary timeline cleanse, Because: beautiful. @_BlackFathers: 9:23 PM · Dec 5, 2014 from Santa Monica, CA · Twitter for Android](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/918/935/e94.png)
Spread
The following year, the trend continued to grow in popularity, posting images of various pets and celebrities. FOr example, on August 19th, 2015, Twitter user @GunstarHeroine tweeted a photo of a cat with the caption, "timeline cleanse" (shown below).
![Cat 1 Lilly-of-E xt*c y @GunstarHeroine timeline cleanse 1:47 AM · Aug 19, 2015 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/918/937/035.png)
On March 25th, 2019, the point of spread of timeline cleanse occured. That day, Twitter[3] user @crisstuh tweted a video of a baby with the caption, "rting this as a timeline cleanse goodnight." The tweet received more than 3,200 likes and 465 retweets in less than two years (shown below).
rting this as a timeline cleanse goodnight https://t.co/MZkvPxqAJD
— krista (@crisstuh) March 26, 2019
Various Examples
Timeline cleanse. pic.twitter.com/CBmVPusTuj
— 📂 (@PetsFolder) October 13, 2020
![Twitters on one today. Glad I was tending to my rescue puppy and only peeped a smidge. Her name is currently Lil Bit (from th Reneé @dartingirl72 Twitters on one today. Glad I was tending to my rescue puppy and only peeped a smidge. Her name is currently Lil Bit (from the rescue) I call her Bitsy... she can be a timeline cleanse. Feel free to add pet pics in the comments! 7:36 PM · Oct 18, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone NE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/918/946/4c8.png)
![Doggy nerdsonparade @nerdsonparade Timeline Cleanse 7:15 AM · Oct 18, 2020 · Twitter for Android >](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/918/944/52d.png)
![Red panda The Toronto BOo toronto z00 @TheTorontoZoo timeline cleanse hers 8:35 AM · Oct 13, 2020 · Sprout Social >](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/918/943/17c.png)
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External References
[1] Twitter – @Li_sa_M's Tweet
[2] Twitter – @SabiaCoruja's Tweet
[3] Twitter – @GunstarHeroine's Tweet
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