How to delete Facebook, Threads and Instagram account in 2025?

Meta’s decision to remove the ‘third-party fact-checking system’ has altered its policies and has even made active users quite skeptical of their accounts on these platforms. Therefore, the deletion of accounts on Instagram, Facebook as well as Threads is on the rise. If you too, are skeptical and want to delete your Instagram, Facebook and Threads accounts, follow the guide. We will discuss the necessary steps, as well as the pro-tips!

Should I temporarily delete my account, or permanently?

This is a very personal question that must come with very personal, that is, subjective answers. It depends on the users whether they simply want to take a break from these platforms for a while or just want to get themselves off there. The steps in these two cases are only slightly different, but the results are the exact opposite. While you can log back into your temporarily deleted account, you cannot do that with a permanently deleted account. Once the progress is lost there, it is lost. You cannot retrieve any data, chats or information from there after the deletion. Therefore, take your time before you take this step.

Steps to delete an Instagram account

If you want to delete your Instagram handle, do this –

• Download Instagram and log in using your credentials.
• Now go directly to ‘Accounts ownership and control settings’, after opening the Accounts
  Centre.
• Choose ‘Deactivation’. 
• Now click on the account you would like to delete and click on ‘Delete Account’. 
• Click on ‘Continue’ to confirm your entered responses and your account will be deleted from the platform.

How to delete a Facebook account?

If you are a Facebook user and want to take a break from the platform, here is what you can do about it –

• Log in to your Facebook account and visit your profile. It is on the top right corner of the screen.
• Now move to ‘Settings and Privacy’ in ‘Settings’.
• Click on ‘Accounts Centre’. 
• Under the heading of Account details, click on ‘Personal Details’ and then ‘Account ownership and control’. 
• Choose ‘Deactivation or deletion’. 
• As the next step, choose the profile that you would want to deactivate and then select ‘Deactivate Account’. 
• Click on ‘Continue’ to confirm your decision.

Your account will be deleted and removed from the platform now.

How to delete a Threads account?

Don’t worry! We have got you covered for Threads as well. Follow the steps to delete this account also –

• Visit the webpage – Threads.net on your PC.
• Now look at the bottom of the page and click on the two parallel lines there to find ‘Settings’. 
• Click on ‘Account’ and then ‘Deactivate or delete profile’. 
• Now click on ‘Delete Profile’. 
• Continue and then click ‘Delete Threads Profile’. 

It will take almost 30 days for your deletion request to solidify, post which your Threads account too will be deleted.

One thing to note here is that it is only necessary if you are deleting your Threads account only. That is, if you delete your Instagram account linked with Threads, it automatically gets deleted.