Sometimes you want to remove yourself from all social networks and do a digital detox. Xu Techs collected six articles where they told how to delete accounts in popular services
How to delete an account on Telegram
A user may want to delete their Telegram account if they are concerned about their security. When installing Telegram, the application requests access to the contact list on your smartphone. It also collects other data about the user’s IP address and device type. All this information is stored for about a year. Xu Techs explains what ways there are to delete a Telegram account and how not to lose important data.
How to delete a Google account
The user can delete their Google account at any time. However, the company does not guarantee the possibility of its restoration in the future. If you delete your account, you will lose all data and content associated with it, including emails, files, calendars, and photos. It will also be impossible to use those Google services that require authorization (Gmail, Drive, Calendar or Google Play). Finally, the user will lose access to subscriptions and content purchased through this account on YouTube and Google Play.
How to delete a page on VKontakte
Some users refuse VKontakte, but do not want to keep a page with a large amount of personal data publicly available. Your VK account can be deleted temporarily or permanently.
How to delete your TikTok account
When you delete your TikTok account, it will simply be hidden from other users for the first 30 days. During this period, you can still cancel your choice and restore it. To restore a deleted profile, you will need to enter your credentials and select “Cancel deactivation.” If the user has lost access to the linked phone number, they will need to contact support to deactivate their account. After deleting the account, as the service promises, information about the user will be stored only in anonymized form.
How to remove yourself from Odnoklassniki
Some users have old, forgotten Odnoklassniki profiles that they want to delete, while others simply want to leave social networks. RBC Trends tells how to delete an OK.RU account correctly.
How to delete an Instagram page
Instagram belongs to Meta, which since March 21, 2022, has been recognized as extremist in Russia by a court decision and banned, and access to the social network itself is blocked for users from Russia. What to do if you want to delete your account?