Last Updated on July 19, 2023 by Dhruv Tiwari
Well, in this guide I will tell you how to delete your Reddit account. There are many reasons people don’t want to use Reddit.
They have lot of conspiracy theories and they sell their data secretly. So You will have to use VPN to secure your data from reddit, if you can’t use VPN then I will also suggest you delete Reddit account immediately.
Reddit has default settings for advertising and using user’s data enabled, if you want to opt out, you can do that. But Majority of the users don’t know how to do that. They use their data for almost anything you can imagine.
When users become aware that their data is being used or manipulated by Reddit’s privacy policy, most of their users don’t want to continue using Reddit. That’s when they decide to delete your Reddit account.
If you remember in 2016 when donald trump was electing at that time their subReddit had lot of conspiracies. And they manipulated most of the data after taking money.
Deleting Vs DeActivate
Reddit doesn’t has feature to deactivate their user’s account. Deactivate means disabling your account for temporary basis. So If you delete your account you won’t be getting your account back. All your data will be deleted from their database.
Except comments, your username won’t be visible it will be visible as Deleted. Moreover, you won’t be able to signup with same username again nor anyone else. So Always keep in mind that your favourite username might not be available after that.
If you want to download your data you will have to contact their customer support and they will combine all the data, then they will give it to you.
How to Delete Reddit Account Permanently
#1. Visit Reddit Account and Signin there with your username and password.
#2. Click on the User Icon, now click on User setttings.
#3. Scroll to the bottom, now you will see DeActivate Account Click on it.
#4. Now it will again ask you for username and password, enter your details and Tick I Understand Deactivated accounts are not recoverable , Click Deactivate.
#5. It will again ask you for confirmation about This Action cannot be undone. Deactivate account. Just Click on Deactivate Account.
#6. Now, your Reddit Account is Permanently Deleted.
FAQ – Delete Reddit Account Permanently
Can I Recover Deleted Reddit Account?
No, As I have already explained above you cannot recover it from reddit. However, there are many companies that offer recovery of an account but in Reddit’s Case, you cannot.
How to Deactivate Reddit Account?
Well Just signin to your account, Go to users settings there you will see Deactivate Account. Click on it. Accept their terms and enter username and password one more time. That’s it.
Do Reddit share Data with Third Party?
Well yes, they sell your data to other parties that’s how they make money.
So Use VPN to secure your Identity and mask your location.
Conclusion
So Now I have already shared how you can delete your Reddit account. There are many things that you can gain things like your data won’t be shared with third party sites anymore.
So your identity is secure, and they can’t sell you to others. If you have any questions, just comment down below to get answers to your questions.
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