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How to delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads

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

People who are angry with the decision accuse Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg of cozying up to the incoming Trump administration at the expense of making the company’s social media platforms into more of a hotbed for misinformation and polarizing speech. So if you, like countless others, have had it with Meta’s algorithms whipping you into a frenzy over [insert cultural or political issue here], and are tired of the company slurping up your data to train its AI or target advertising, then read on. Previously, she covered social media for Forbes.com, and her work has appeared in Bloomberg CityLab, The Atlantic, The Daily Beast, Mother Jones, i-D (Vice) and more.

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