An Instagram account may be memorialized or deleted in the same manner as a Facebook account. The profile can be permanently erased by an immediate family member or authorized estate representative if they choose. You must provide a birth or death certificate of the deceased and evidence that you are a legal representative of the person to have your account deleted.
To report an account for memorialization, please contact us. To commemorate a user account, we will need proof of death, such as a link to an obituary or news story. Please keep in mind that we are unable to supply login information for a memorialized account.
According to Instagram’s rules, your immediate family or next of kin may have the final say in what happens to your account after you pass away. When an immediate family member provides proof of death, including an obituary or death certificate, an Instagram account will be permanently deleted.
Yes, inactive Instagram accounts are typically deleted We urge people to immediately log in and use Instagram after they’ve created an account. To maintain your account active, check-in, and share photos as well as like and comment on others’ images to stay active.
It’s been reported that Instagram will delete inactive user accounts after one to two years of inactivity. Based on our users’ experiences and knowledge, it appears that Instagram will delete inactive user accounts altogether.
The reality is that Instagram will ban an account if it receives three or four negative comments from various people for the same reason. The only impact of a large number of reports is to expedite the evaluation process.
