{"id":5027,"date":"2023-01-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gustavopineda.com\/?p=5027"},"modified":"2023-01-01T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-01T10:00:00","slug":"how-to-delete-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gustavopineda.com\/?p=5027","title":{"rendered":"Say ‘bye’ to Mark Zuckerberg in 2023: How to delete your Instagram account."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Happy New Year! It’s now 2023, and with the new year comes the chance to start over fresh. Maybe it’s time for a new, social media-less you?<\/p>\n

It’s probably easy to say “goodbye<\/a>” to Facebook. Most of your friends left long ago. However, Facebook is just one part of Mark Zuckerberg’s social networking giant, Meta. And you likely use one of its other platforms…Instagram.<\/p>\n

But deleting Instagram shouldn’t be too hard either. All those<\/u><\/a> big problems<\/u><\/a> Facebook has<\/u><\/a>, well, Instagram’s got them too: Disinformation<\/u><\/a>, fake followers<\/a>, foreign influence<\/u><\/a> campaigns, NFTs<\/a>, scams<\/u><\/a>, surveillance<\/a>, just to name a few issues.<\/p>\n

If you want to stick to your New Year’s Resolution and log off social media for good, that means it’s time to say goodbye to your Instagram account, too. <\/p>\n

So, you ready? OK, here’s how to delete Instagram from your life forever.<\/p>\n

You can’t delete from Instagram app<\/h2>\n

First things first: If you\u2019re looking for a delete button somewhere in the menus on your Instagram mobile app (you know, the thing most people use to surf and post on Instagram), you can stop. You cannot <\/em>delete your Instagram account via the mobile app. <\/p>\n

You can only<\/em> delete your account by logging into Instagram from your desktop or mobile browser<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Download your Instagram data first<\/h2>\n

But before we get to deleting your account, you may want to download your data to your own personal computer hard drive first. <\/p>\n

To do that, log in to your account via the web browser and click \u201cSettings\u201d (the gears icon) on your profile page. Click the \u201cPrivacy & Security\u201d option on the pop-up menu, then click on \u201cRequest Download\u201d under Data Download. <\/p>\n

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\n Screenshot of Instagram data downloader with a yellow arrow pointing to \"Data Download.\"<\/p><\/div>\n
\n Be sure to download your Instagram data before deleting all your memories.<\/span>
\n Credit: screenshot \/ instagram<\/span>\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Type in your email address and hit the \u201cnext\u201d button. Instagram will email you a downloadable file with all your data within 48 hours.<\/p>\n

Got your data? Good. Now, to delete your account.<\/p>\n

Delete your Instagram account<\/h2>\n

Log in to Instagram and click this link<\/u><\/a> to go to the Instagram account deletion page. Are you deleting your account because of data concerns? Privacy issues? Let Instagram know via the options in the drop-down menu.<\/p>\n

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\n \"Screenshot<\/p><\/div>\n
\n Why are you deleting Instagram? Well, they want to know.<\/span>
\n Credit: screenshot \/ instagram<\/span>\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

After that, you\u2019ll be presented with a password input. Just type out your Instagram password and click \u201cpermanently delete my account.\u201d <\/p>\n

Remember! Your account, along with all your photos and data, will be deleted<\/u><\/a> from the platform for good. You will not be able to register a new account with that same username, so make sure you really want to delete your account before hitting that button.<\/p>\n

And … that\u2019s it. You are now free from yet another Mark Zuckerberg-run social media platform<\/a>. Congratulations and Happy New Year!<\/p>\n

This story was originally published in December 2020 and updated in December 2022.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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