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Want to get rid of your Facebook account? Here are simple steps to permanently delete it

Mark Zuckerberg-owned Meta has been suffering a lot economically after Apple's recent privacy policy update

For those concerned about online privacy or seeking to disconnect from social media, there are now two ways to delete a Facebook account. You can either deactivate your account temporarily or delete it for good. There’s almost never a bad time to delete your Facebook account! Deleting your account might be a wise choice if you use it less than ever and every time you log in you're greeted with a slurry of reheated viral news and, not to forget, the life updates from many of your acquaintances.

The main distinction between deactivating and completely deleting a Facebook account is that while you may always reactivate a deactivated account, a deleted account will be permanently gone from Facebook's directory along with all of your photographs, posts, links, comments, and everything else. 

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Deactivate Facebook! 

According to data released by Vpnoverview, a cyber security website, searches for the keywords 'deactivate Facebook' and 'deactivate Instagram' surged in the recent past. However, this doesn't come as a surprise, as Mark Zuckerberg-owned Meta has been suffering a lot economically after Apple's recent privacy policy update. With the help of Apple's App Tracking Transparency feature, iPhone users are protected from being tracked by various programs, including social media apps like Facebook and Instagram.

How to delete your Facebook account permanently? 

But if you're one of the social media users who has finally decided to bid adieu to Facebook, here are the steps delete your facebook account:

1: In the upper-right corner of Facebook, click on your account.

2: Select Settings and Privacy, then click on Settings.

3: Click Your Facebook Information in the left column. When using the new Pages experience, if you have access to a page on Facebook: Click Privacy, then click Your Facebook Information.

4: After that, Click Deactivation and Deletion.

5: Continue to Account Deletion by selecting Delete Account and then clicking on the Continue button.

6: Enter your password and then click on the Delete Account button to remove your account. 

'Had to delete Facebook'

Facebook users have shared their frustrations with the social media platform on Twitter. A user wrote, "I like how Facebook asks me what's on my mind. If I actually say what's on my mind they would probably delete my account again for no real reason. "Another user wrote, "So here's a new one had my Facebook account restricted for writing something before, but now I've just been banned from posting and liking for Liking someone else's comment! Get a grip guys!!! Third user wrote, "Ugh had to delete Facebook and Instagram for my mental health."

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