How to Deactivate Your Social Media Accounts?
Deactivating your social media accounts varies slightly depending on the platform, but here's a quick guide for deactivating your account on popular social media sites.
1. How to Deactivate Instagram?
To temporarily deactivate your Instagram account, you need to follow these steps;
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Go to your profile and click on
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Settings and Activity would open. There, select Accounts Centre
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Click on Personal details under Account Settings
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Click on Account Ownership and control
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Select “Deactivation or deletion”
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Select your account
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It would give you options to either delete your account or deactivate it.
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Choose the Deactivate option
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Click on Continue
2. How to Deactivate a Facebook Account?
To successfully deactivate your Facebook account, follow these steps;
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Click on your profile picture in the top right corner of the screen.
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Click on Settings
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Select Personal Details
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Click on personal details under Account Settings
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Select Account Ownership and Control
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Go to Deactivation or Deletion
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Select your account and Click on Continue
As now all meta platforms are connected, you can deactivate your Facebook account through Instagram and vice versa.
3. How to Deactivate a TikTok Account?
To successfully deactivate your TikTok Account, follow these steps;
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Open your profile and click on Menu in the top right corner of the screen
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Go to Settings and Privacy
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Select Account
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Select Delete or Deactivate your account
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Click on deactivate account
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Click on Continue
4. How to Deactivate a Snapchat Account?
To deactivate your Snapchat account:
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Open Snapchat and launch the app and log in to your account.
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Go to Settings and tap your profile icon > tap the gear icon in the top-right corner.
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Account Actions: Scroll down and tap Account Actions.
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Deactivate Account: Tap Delete Account.
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Confirm: You'll be redirected to Snapchat's Account Deletion page. Enter your username and password, then confirm.
Note: Deactivation lasts 30 days. If you don't log in within that time, your account will be permanently deleted.