Deleting your Facebook doesn't require jumping through hoops, but you don't want to leave your data behind when you log out ...

2025 has been the year of the social media detox as millions of users decide they're done with Facebook, or Meta, entirely. Along with deciding to change social media habits, users have been worried ...

What looks like a clean break is often a drawn-out data afterlife, with platforms retaining user information for months or ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, July 20, 2025: This story, originally published on ...

Since the beginning of the year, Facebook has wiped out nearly 10 million user accounts—and the purge isn’t slowing down. According to Forbes, the platform confirmed it’s targeting accounts that ...

Before deleting your Facebook account, back up your data and get new credentials for services where you use Facebook Login It takes a few steps to delete your Facebook account without losing data or ...