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If you have experienced Cyberbullying, or need a break from Social Media or worried about your Privacy then you are at the right place because it seems like you are finding a way to get rid of your Instagram Account.

The reason could be anything but we’ll help you to deactivate and delete your Instagram account,

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IMPORTANT!

Some Points are needed to be considered before you proceed to delete or deactivate your Instagram account.

If you have decided to take this temporary measure (deactivate your Instagram account temporarily), your photos profile, comments, and likes will be hidden entirely but when you log back, all the activity will be restored itself.

If you have decided to take the permanent measure (to permanently delete your account forever), your photos profile, comments, and likes will go like as they never were there. Keep in mind that you won’t be able to recover.

Try backing up your whole data uploaded on Instagram before saying bye forever and download the whole Instagram activity by following the link.

Most importantly if you decide to re-register your account again, your username will be gone and chances are that someone would have taken that username.

Also, Instagram can’t reactivate deleted accounts so think twice before deleting it forever.

Get an overview of Instagram’s privacy policy from here.

How to deactivate Instagram Account temporarily?

You may not want to disable your Instagram account permanently for now. If so, you can delete your Instagram account temporarily by following these steps:

Next, click “Edit Profile.”

Click on“Temporarily disable my account” at the bottom.

Select reason for disabling your account from the drop-down menu next to "Why are you disabling your account".

Re-enter your password to confirm and procced to disable your account.

Click "Temporarily Disable Account".
Note: All of your data and followers with in the profile remain hidden until you reactivate it by logging back in.

How to delete your Account permanently?

Access the “Delete Your Account Page” on your desktop. page.
Note: You can’t delete your Instagram account within Instagram application.
After visiting, log into your account if you are not already logged in.
Next to “Why are you deleting your account”, select the reason why you wish to delete your Instagram account from the options in the “drop-down menu”.
Re-enter your Instagram password.
Finally click on “Permanently delete my account”.

How to backup all the data uploaded on Instagram account:

Log in to your Instagram Account and go to your profile.
Click on the hamburger icon and navigate to settings.
Click "Data Download" it will ask for your email address and password. You can also click here to view data download page.
Once done, your data will be sent to your email address within 24 hours.

Final Words
Is Instagram safe?

Update: It was reported in March 2019, that Facebook employees had access to passwords of 600 million Instagram users. An internal investigation was carried out by the company which concluded that passwords stored were not misused or leaked to any third party. However, it is an alarming sign for users who are concerned about their internet privacy and online freedom.

Who’s to say your account details weren’t or can’t be misused? Security experts have advised all users to take precautionary measures before it’s too late!

Apparently, Instagram is safe for use. However, the platform compromises your privacy and security making you vulnerable to external threats by hackers and cybercriminals. For e.g. a hacker can learn a lot more about you by checking out your pictures on Instagram. They can use this information to harm you and hack into your accounts or devices.

Cyberstalkers also use this information to monitor your daily activities and gather enough information so they can blackmail you or harm you in any manner.

It is advised to use VPN whenever surf online, it not only helps you to remain anonymous but also secure you from hackers to track your activities online.

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