Facebook is a global phenomenon that has attracted more than 2.01 billion users to sign up.
The popular social network is the number one way for millions of people around the world to connect and communicate with friends and family.
Facebook has come under fire in recent months over concerns of fake news being posted and shared by its users.
The influence of Facebook is astonishing, with many people using the social network as their main source of news and information.
This has resulted in some deciding to deactivate or even delete their Facebook account - but how do you do this?.
How do you delete or deactivate your Facebook account?
If you find yourself logging in to your Facebook account regularly on your phone, you can simply delete the app on your smartphone.
However, this will not actually delete your account.
To permanently delete your Facebook, click on this link to be taken to a specific deletion page.
Facebook does not have an account deletion page in its settings so you will have to go through this option.
Deleting your Facebook account is permanent and neitheryounor your friends, will not be able to access it again.
The deletion process takes a few days, so if you change your mind and want to keep your Facebook account, simply log back in and it will stop the deletion process.
The company says it can take up to 90 days to fully delete your account and the information associated with it.
But your account will be inaccessible to other people using Facebook during that time.
Before you do so, you may want to save any pictures and videos you may have put on your account, as these will be deleted as well as your profile.
To do this, go to Settings and click Download a copy of your Facebook data.
Click on Start My Archive which will begin the process of downloading all your photos, sessions, chat history and data.
It is also worth letting friends and family know you will be deleting your account before you press the button.
How to deactivate your Facebook account?
Deactivating your account is much less serious - it simply takes your Facebook account offline so that people cannot search for you but your account remains available to log back into.
If you want to spend some time away from Facebook but don’t want to commit to deleting, deactivating is the best way to go.
Head over to the account menu, either be on the top right of your web browser or on the cog icon on yourmobileand click on settings.
Click General in the settings and then Manage your account.
Here you will be able to deactivate your account. Follow the instructions and your account will be taken offline.
You can reactivate your Facebook account at any time by simply logging back in and everything on your profile will be as you left it.
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