Facebook is the largest social media platform across the world. The social media platform currently has different platforms including Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. However, Facebook has been always at the centre of a controversy regarding privacy concerns. So, if you are one of those who are deeply disturbed by all these controversies, you might want to delete/deactivate your Facebook account permanently. In this article, we will show you the steps to delete your Facebook account.
But, before you take this step, it is important to know the difference between deactivating your Facebook account and deleting your Facebook account.
Facebook allows users to either delete their account or simply deactivate it. The latter is helpful when you don’t want to be on the social media platform for a while. Deactivating an account means that no one can see your profile. However, you can still use Facebook Messenger. Furthermore, your profile picture will be still visible in conversations. Moreover, the photos, posts, and videos will not be deleted. Users can easily reactivate the account whenever they want.
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How to Deactivate Your Facebook Account?
The process of deactivating your Facebook account is pretty simple. All you need to do is follow these steps:
- Open Facebook and go to the ‘Settings & Privacy’ section.
- Click on Settings and click on ‘Your Facebook Information’.
- There you will find the ‘Deactivation and Deletion’ option. Choose ‘Deactivate Account’, then click ‘Continue to Account Deactivation’ and follow the instructions to confirm.
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How to Delete Your Account?
Before deleting the account it is important to note that you won’t be able to reactivate your account. Furthermore, your profile, photos, posts, videos, and everything else you’ve added will be permanently deleted. You will not be able to use Messenger. So, if you are really certain, you can follow these steps to delete your Facebook Account:
- Open the Facebook app and go to the Settings & Privacy section, then click on Settings.
- Click on Your Facebook Information and then go to Deactivation and Deletion.
- Choose Permanently Delete Account, then click Continue to Account Deletion.
- You will be asked for a reason for deleting the account. Choose the reason.
- In the next slide, the company will show you all the data that you are going to lose when you delete it.
- Click Delete Account, enter your password and then click Continue.
However, Facebook still gives you 30 days period to re-activate your account. You can log in to your account within 30 days to stop the deletion process.