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Instagram is one of the most influential social media platforms around, and despite its affinity with Facebook, it continues to grow. There has been a steady stream of people leaving Facebook over recent years, but Instagram has been largely unaffected. Here’s how to delete your Instagram account.įacebook bought Instagram in 2012 for a cool billion dollars, a move that raised eyebrows at the time but seems like a bargain in the current social media climate. That’s not likely to change any time soon, and if you don’t trust Facebook, you might distrust Instagram, too. Instagram is owned by Facebook, a company that continues to divide opinion. It takes a month for the deletion to be permanent. Visit "" in your browser, select a reason from the list, re-enter your password, then click "Delete" to delete your Instagram account.
