Threads profiles can't be deleted without removing your entire Instagram account

Re:Threads profiles can't be deleted without removing your e... by dorkwood on Thursday July 06, 2023 @07:19PM (#36624685)

I couldn’t log in to Instagram for over a year due to a bug with my account. At first, there was no recourse. Then, they released Meta Verified, which offered customer support for a monthly subscription fee. It took about 50 emails back and forth (most some version of “I’m sorry, there’s nothing we can do”) before they finally fixed it for me. I deleted it shortly after.

I really hope all the developers and artists I follow don’t move to Threads. I’m not exactly jumping at the chance to use an Instagram product again.

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Re:Threads profiles can't be deleted without removing your e... by kramerger on Friday July 07, 2023 @02:42PM (#36636494)

At least you could close your account.

My twitter account is banned. Not sure why as I've never used it. I can neither activate it or delete it, or contact support, as they all require a working account.

Their entire system is falling apart, but maybe this one is intentional.

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Re:Threads profiles can't be deleted without removing your e... by lakomen on Saturday July 08, 2023 @08:34AM (#36643769)

Same. Banned at the moment of creation.

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Re:Threads profiles can't be deleted without removing your e... by bobbruno on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @04:27PM (#36701169)

How can that fly if the operate in Europe, if GDPR provides the right to be forgotten? If you won’t even be acknowledged, that blocked account may contain private information about you that you must be allowed to request deletion of.

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