How to delete Facebook, Instagram and Nickens

After Meta’s decision to remove its Third -Party Fact Verification System and loosen content moderation policies, Google is looking for how to delete Facebook, Instagram and Threads have been on the riseS

People who are angry with the decision blame Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg for compliance with the Trump administration at the expense of turning the company’s social media platforms into a more hob for misinformation and polarizing speech than they are already. Zuckerberg’s remarks that the facts of the company’s facts of the company were “too politically prejudiced” because of his vision of “free expression” probably did not help the questions.

Following a Meta message, many users called out inconsistencies with Zuckerberg’s new free speech commitment. Met have admitted in mid -January that it Blocked links to pixelfedInstagram competitor. And just days after Zuckerberg took the front row in the opening ceremony of President Donald Trump, Instagram blocks searches Related to a number of political hashtags, including #democrats and #Jan6th.

People outside the US can also consider their capabilities. Meta says he’ll do it Keep the facts checks In markets outside the US, so far, but things can change.

Zuckerberg said he wanted to go back to “And Facebook“And plans to refresh the product on Facebook this year to lure Gen Z. Whether Meta will succeed is uncertain, especially since the potential ban on Tiktok led to young users not in the hands of Meta but to other Chinese applications such as rednote S I suppose many will not stick to understand what the idea of ​​Zuckerberg is to be “culturally influential”.

So, if you, like countless others, have had it with the Meta algorithms that beat you in madness (insert a cultural or political problem here) and are tired of the company to ignite your data to train its AI or send you targeted advertising and political messagesThen read on.

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How to download your Facebook archive

If you are really set to delete (not just disable) your Facebook account, you need to download your personal information from Facebook archives, which includes photos, active sessions, chat history, IP addresses, person recognition data that you have clicked on.

Note that these instructions require a computer and a web browser, not a mobile phone.

Here’s what to do:

• Click the arrow down under the picture of your profile in the upper right corner.
• Go to Settings and confidentiality > SettingsS
• Scroll down on the left column until you reach Your informationand click Download your information.
• You will be prompted to visit AccountS Click ContinueS
• When a popup appears, click on Download or transfer informationS
• You can choose information from which accounts, including your accounts on Facebook, Instagram and Meta Horizon, download. Click ThenS
• Select how much information you want to download and click on ThenS Note from FB: “If you select specific types of information, you will be able to choose which types of information you want to download, including the data registration files.”
• Decide if you want to download your information to a device or directly transfer your information to a destination and click on ThenS
  • If you choose Transfers to destinationYou can choose the destination and plan future transfers. Once you make your choice, click on Transfer And enter your Facebook account password.
  • If you choose Download to a deviceSelect the options of your file. There will be a list that allows you to create a date range and you can download in HTML or JSON and choose between high, medium or low media quality.
• Click Send a requestS

How to delete your Facebook account

Note: If you delete your account, you can’t get your access to it. Facebook slows down the deletion for a few days after the request and will cancel your delete request if you sign back on Facebook during this time.

It is also worth noting that some information like the message history is not stored in your account so that your friends can still have access to messages you have sent after deleting your account.

With this in mind, here’s how to do it:

• Click the photo of your profile in the upper right corner.
• Go to Settings and confidentiality > SettingsS
• Click Account At the top of the screen.
• Click Personal informationunder the account settings.
• Click Property and Account ControlS
• Click Disable or deleteS
• Select the account or profile you want to disable.
• Select Delete an accountS
• Click Continue And follow the instructions to confirm.

How to download your Instagram information

There are two ways to find the webpage where you will download your Instagram information – you go through Account Or your Instagram settings. For the first, move to Your information and permissions to find Download your informationS To get to Instagram settings, click the three parallel lines at the bottom left side of the screen, then click on Your activity…

Each of these steps will take you to Download your information Page. You will need to click the accounts you want to download your information and select if you want to download it to a device or transfer the information directly to another destination.

If you choose Download to a deviceYou will need to select a date range, a notification email, your download format and the quality of the photos, videos and other media – the same as when downloading your Facebook information. Then click Creating filesS

Once you make a request, it will appear as Undergoing In the current activity section in Download your information a tool. Instagram will notify you by email and in the app when you are ready to leave and you will have four days to download the information.

How to delete your Instagram account

Download your information? You are now ready to delete constantly.

Here’s how to do it on the web page:

• Go directly to Property Settings and Account Control in the center of the bills.
• Click Disable or deleteS
• Click the account you want to delete.
• Click Delete an accountThen click Continue.

Once your account is deleted, you can register with the same username if it is still available if you have a change in the heart.

How to delete your account in topics

Note: If you delete the Instagram account associated with your thread profile, this will also delete your thread profile.

But in order to delete only topics, you will need to go to the web page of the threads.net on a computer and follow these steps:

• Click the two parallel rows at the bottom left side of the page, then click on Settings.
• Click Account on top, then Disable or delete the account.
• Click Deleting an account.
• Follow whatever prompts to show, then click on Delete the profile of threads.

It will take 30 days to pass the deletion request. And if you want to register with the same Instagram account, you will have to wait 90 days.

This story originally published on January 10, 2025 and will be updated continuously.