A 5-part series
Account Deletion Guides
Step-by-step guides for permanently deleting your accounts on major social media platforms and messaging apps.
There are plenty of reasons to walk away from a social media platform. Maybe the privacy policy changed and you are not comfortable with what they are collecting. Maybe you are cutting down on screen time. Maybe you just do not use it anymore and want your data gone. Whatever the reason, deleting an account is rarely as simple as pressing one button. Every platform buries the option in a different place, adds waiting periods, and makes you jump through verification hoops. This series walks you through the exact steps for each platform so you can leave cleanly without missing anything important.
What you'll learn
- ✓ How to download your data before deleting any account
- ✓ The exact steps for permanent deletion on each platform
- ✓ What happens to your content, messages, and followers after you leave
How to Delete Your Instagram Account
Permanently delete or temporarily deactivate your Instagram account in Meta's Accounts Center, after saving your data and photos.
How to Delete Your TikTok Account
Permanently delete your TikTok account in the app or a browser, after downloading your data and canceling app-store subscriptions, and know what the 30-day window means.
How to Delete Your Telegram Account
Export your Telegram chats, hand your groups and channels to a new owner, then delete your account on Telegram's deactivation page or in the iPhone app.
How to Delete Your Reddit Account
Delete your Reddit account for good on desktop, iPhone, or Android, after downloading your data, deleting the posts you want gone, and canceling Reddit Premium.
How to Delete Your Cash App Account
Close your Cash App account for good after you save your records, Cash Out your balance, sell or move your Bitcoin and stocks, and move your subscriptions off the Cash Card.