In the wake of Meta’s decision to remove its third-party fact-checking system and loosen content moderation policies, Google searches on how to delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads have been ...

That was Meta, yup, which coordinated a massive celebrity-supported rollout for its Twitter clone, Threads, in July 2023, with Zuck stating his goal of turning it into “a public conversations ...

If you’re worried about Meta’s upcoming ban on fact checking, you can deactivate or delete your profile without taking out your Instagram account, too.

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