The smartphone made our lives easier and represented a change in the way we communicate. First, voice calls. Then text messages. Now, social networks. However, not all platforms work the same, and you may not go for a specific platform. And your desire is to leave that platform. Or at least try.
It’s not as easy as it sounds, and a lot of people have a hard time leaving Instagram, for example. That’s why we want to offer this quick and simple tutorial that shows you how to suspend and deactivate your account on the photo social network, or even delete the account permanently.
Before starting, we need to show the difference between deactivating and deleting our profile. When we talk about deleting the account forever, all your data, photos, videos, comments, and any interactions made on the platform disappear forever.
Keep this in mind before continuing to read this post.
How to disable the Instagram account
You can only deactivate your Instagram account outside of the mobile app, via the web browser on any other device. Strange, isn’t it?
1. Log in to your Instagram account.
2. Open your personal page by clicking on the person symbol at the top right.
3. Click Edit Profile.
4. Scroll to the bottom of the page, and find the option that temporarily disables your account.
5. Give the reason for suspending your account and confirm the decision with your password.
6. Select the item to temporarily disable the Instagram account, and you’re done.
How to delete Instagram account
It’s an even simpler process, but not as easy to find. It requires a short tour until you reach the account deletion page. So again: be absolutely sure what you are going to do when you make that decision.
You can directly access the Instagram account deletion page from this link, and follow the steps:
1. If you haven’t already done so, log in to your account.
2. A page will force you to answer the question, “Why do you want to delete your account?”.
3. After that, confirm your password.
4. Finally, select the button that permanently deletes the Instagram account.