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Re:What should you think about when using Facebook? by rolodato on Friday February 03, 2017 @03:49PM (#13563170)
It is possible to permanently delete a Facebook account. It's not known whether this truly deletes it, but it's a more permanent measure than deactivation: https://www.facebook.com/help/224562897555674?helpref=relate...

This is a nefarious dark pattern though - I don't think there's any way to find the delete option through menus, you have to search through Google or Facebook's help center.

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Re:What should you think about when using Facebook? by city41 on Friday February 03, 2017 @04:14PM (#13563378)
Ah, I did not know that. As far as I know the UI only offers deactivate as an option.

Thanks, I just deleted my account.

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