Do you want to delete your Instagram account? If you are tired of the photo app, you can delete or temporarily deactivate your Instagram. Are you going to put your account on hold? Or do you want to remove Insta completely? Here’s how to do that.
How do I delete my Instagram account?
- Log in to your web browser via the Instagram site
- Click on your in the top right user name
- Choose Edit profile next to your profile name
- At the bottom of the page you can now choose Temporarily disable my account
Your profile is now temporarily disabled, the positive thing is that if you still want to use the account, you can reactivate the account.
Do you want to permanently delete your account?
- Then go to the account deletion page at Instagram.
Why delete Instagram?
Instagram is a popular social media service where you can share your photos with others. If you no longer use the service, or if you decide that you prefer not to have your content on the internet after all, you can temporarily deactivate or permanently delete your account. Also read: How to send disappearing photos to Instagram.
Another possible reason to ignore Instagram is Instagram’s parent company: Facebook. Not only does the company care about the privacy of its users, Facebook is also regularly involved in multiple privacy scandals.
In addition, it is wise to question the granting of certain rights to apps on your phone anyway. In the past, such social media apps, including Instagram, have proven vulnerable to hacker attacks. Researchers of Check Point identified a leak that allowed people to take over people’s accounts. In this way it is possible, among other things, to read private messages, delete and post posts. The leak has now been closed, although this shows the risks of using an application such as Instagram
Deactivate account
You don’t have to deactivate your account to prevent certain people from seeing your content. It is possible to block or restrict people via the privacy settings.
If you deactivate your account, it will be hidden along with all your photos, comments and likes so that others can no longer see them. However, the content is not removed. When you log in to the service again, everything will be visible and accessible again.
It is not possible to use the Instagram app deactivate your account. For this you have to go to the website of Instagram go and log in to the service. This can be done from your computer or your mobile device. Click or press your username at the top right and choose Edit profile. Then select Temporarily disable my account and follow the instructions on the screen.
Remove Account
If you delete your account, it will be completely and permanently deleted along with all your photos, videos, followers, comments and likes.
On this Instagram page you can delete your account. You will need to be logged in for this. You will be asked why you want to delete your account so that the developers can improve the service with your feedback. You must answer this question before you can delete your account. Then you can go on Permanently delete my account press or click.
If you want to start using Instagram again later, you cannot create an account with the same username as before, and your old account cannot be reactivated.
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