How to Delete FaceBook, Instagram, and Gmail Account

How to delete your media account. Sometimes we just get fed up with social media like facebook or Instagram because they make us feel like sh*t, or because they make us really unproductive, or you don’t like google services like Gmail and you decide to switch to Yahoomail, or Outlook, and you want to delete all these accounts, this is a detailed guideline on how to do that.

How to Delete Facebook Account

When you want to delete a Facebook account, you cannot do it from the mobile app. you would have to login to the website through a browser.

After login into the Facebook website, follow this link https://www.facebook.com/help/delete_account and you will land in the “delete Facebook account” page with your account automatically logged in.

You will then get options to deactivate your account, download your information, or transfer a copy of your information. Below the message, click the button. If you have pages that you created, they will also be  deleted, unless you hand over page authority to another account, that option exists.

When you click on the button, a pop up will show up, requring you to input yor password to confirm the deletion of your account. After that, you have 30 days to revert the deletion. After 30 days, your account will be permanently deleted.

How to Delete Instagram Account

Just like Facebook, you can only delete your account from the website. login to the Instagram website. after that, open a new tab and copy this link https://www.instagram.com/accounts/remove/request/permanent/ into it.

select the drop-down menu and select your reason for leaving the platform (or just select anything, doesn’t matter). You can decide to download some of your pictures before deleting the account.

enter your password and click the button. Your account has now been permanently deleted, no going back.

How to Delete Gmail

Log into your google account. On the left side, click “Data & privacy,” then scroll to “Data from apps and services you use.” Under the “Download or delete your data,” click Delete a Google service.

you will be required to enter your password. then click the trash can button next to “Gmail”. enter an existing email address you want to sign in to Google services with and click “Send verification email.” You cannot use another Gmail address (it has to be from another server, eg outlook).

you will recieve a mail from google into that account that contains a link to delete your account. select “Yes”, click “Delete Gmail” and your Gmail account is delete

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