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ACTION ARMY FIELD MANUAL NO. 4 • THE GREAT LOG OFF 
THE GREAT LOG OFF
HOW TO TAKE YOURSELF OFF SOCIAL MEDIA — ALL THE WAY OFF 
 
THERE IS NO WRONG ANSWER HERE. THERE IS ONLY
THE ANSWER YOU ACTUALLY DO.
AND ONE WARNING BEFORE YOU START. DELETING  
THE APP OFF YOUR PHONE DELETES NOTHING. THE  
ACCOUNT IS STILL SITTING THERE, PUBLIC, WORKING  
FOR SOMEBODY ELSE. THE PHONE IS NOT THE  
ACCOUNT. THIS IS THE COMPANION TO THE BROADCAST. YOU DO
NOT NEED THE SHOW TO USE IT. WORK IT WITH A PEN
IN YOUR HAND.
READ THIS FIRST. WALKING OFF SOCIAL MEDIA IS NOT  
ONE DECISION. IT IS THREE. PICK YOUR LEVEL, THEN  
WORK THE PAGES FOR IT.
  LEVEL ONE — LOCKDOWN. YOU STAY. THE DOORS GET
LOCKED. (SECTION 6)
 LEVEL TWO — THE RETREAT. ACCOUNTS GO DARK, NOT
GONE. REVERSIBLE.
 LEVEL THREE — THE FULL LOG OFF. THE ACCOUNTS ARE 
DELETED. PERMANENT.
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 SECTION ONE — THE TWENTY MINUTES BEFORE YOU
DELETE ANYTHING 
DO NOT START WITH THE DELETE BUTTON. START
HERE, OR YOU WILL LOSE THINGS YOU CANNOT GET
BACK AND LOCK YOURSELF OUT OF ACCOUNTS THAT
HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH SOCIAL MEDIA.
[ ] MAKE THE LIST. EVERY ACCOUNT YOU HAVE EVER  
OPENED, INCLUDING THE DEAD ONES FROM TEN
YEARS AGO. THE DEAD ONES ARE THE DANGEROUS
ONES — OLD PASSWORD, NO TWO-FACTOR, NOBODY
WATCHING.
[ ] DOWNLOAD YOUR DATA FIRST. EVERY MAJOR  
PLATFORM HAS AN EXPORT TOOL. REQUEST IT, WAIT
FOR THE EMAIL, SAVE THE FILE SOMEWHERE THAT IS
NOT THE PHONE. THIS CAN TAKE A DAY OR TWO.
START IT TONIGHT.
[ ] FIND THE LOGINS THAT LEAN ON IT. ANYWHERE  
YOU EVER CLICKED SIGN IN WITH FACEBOOK OR  
SIGN IN WITH GOOGLE. GO TO THOSE SITES AND
SWITCH THEM TO AN EMAIL AND PASSWORD BEFORE
YOU DELETE. THIS IS THE STEP EVERYBODY SKIPS
AND EVERYBODY REGRETS.
[ ] KILL THE BILLING. SUBSCRIPTIONS, BOOSTS, ADS,  
IN-APP PURCHASES. REMOVE THE SAVED CARD.
NEVER LEAVE A CARD ON AN ACCOUNT YOU ARE
NOT WATCHING.
[ ] SAVE THE PEOPLE. THE PHONE NUMBERS AND  
EMAILS YOU ONLY HAVE INSIDE THAT APP. WRITE
THEM DOWN. ON PAPER IS FINE.
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 [ ] TELL YOUR PEOPLE WHERE YOU WENT. A SHORT  
NOTE: I AM COMING OFF THIS. HERE IS MY NUMBER.
THEN GO.
 SECTION TWO — THE UNIVERSAL EXIT 
THE MENUS ARE DIFFERENT ON EVERY PLATFORM AND 
THEY MOVE THEM ON PURPOSE. THE SEQUENCE  
NEVER CHANGES. LEARN THE SEQUENCE AND YOU  
CAN LEAVE ANYTHING.
ONE. DOWNLOAD YOUR DATA AND WAIT FOR IT TO  
ARRIVE.
TWO. STRIP THE PROFILE. PHOTO OFF. BIO EMPTY.  
LOCATION, EMPLOYER, SCHOOL, BIRTHDAY, PHONE  
NUMBER — CLEAR THEM OUT. WHAT IS ARCHIVED  
ELSEWHERE STOPS BEING ACCURATE THE DAY YOU  
CLEAR IT.
THREE. UNLINK EVERY CONNECTED APP AND EVERY
OTHER ACCOUNT.
FOUR. FIND SETTINGS, THEN ACCOUNT, THEN  
DEACTIVATION AND DELETION. CHOOSE DELETE, NOT  
DEACTIVATE. IF YOU CANNOT FIND IT, OPEN THE  
PLATFORM'S HELP PAGE AND SEARCH THE WORDS  
DELETE MY ACCOUNT. THAT WORKS EVERY TIME.
FIVE. STAY LOGGED OUT. THIS IS THE WHOLE GAME.
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I REQUESTED DELETION ON THIS DATE:
________________________________
MY THIRTY DAYS ARE UP ON THIS DATE: 
________________________________
 SECTION THREE — PLATFORM BY PLATFORM 
WORK DOWN THE LIST. CHECK THE BOX WHEN THE
REQUEST IS IN, NOT WHEN YOU THOUGHT ABOUT IT.
[ ] FACEBOOK — SETTINGS, ACCOUNTS CENTER,  JOHNNY ACTION FIGHTS BACK!
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 THE THIRTY DAY RULE
 ON EVERY MAJOR PLATFORM, DELETION IS NOT INSTANT. 
YOU REQUEST IT AND A THIRTY DAY CLOCK STARTS. IF YOU
LOG IN ONE TIME DURING THOSE THIRTY DAYS, THE DELETION
IS CANCELLED AND THE ACCOUNT COMES BACK WHOLE.
 SO: DELETE THE APP FROM THE PHONE. LOG OUT ON EVERY
DEVICE. REMOVE THE SAVED PASSWORD FROM THE 
BROWSER SO IT CANNOT AUTO-FILL YOU BACK IN.
 THE COMPANY IS BETTING ON THIRTY DAYS OF LONELINESS. 
THAT IS THE PRODUCT.
PERSONAL DETAILS, ACCOUNT OWNERSHIP AND
CONTROL, DEACTIVATION OR DELETION. THIRTY
DAYS TO CANCEL. UP TO NINETY DAYS FOR THE
POSTS TO CLEAR THE SERVERS.
[ ] INSTAGRAM — SAME ACCOUNTS CENTER,  
SEPARATE ACCOUNT. DELETING ONE DOES NOT
DELETE THE OTHER. YOU MUST DO EACH ONE.
[ ] THREADS — SEPARATE AGAIN. CHECK IT EVEN IF  
YOU NEVER USED IT.
[ ] TIKTOK — PROFILE, SETTINGS AND PRIVACY,  
ACCOUNT, DEACTIVATE OR DELETE. THIRTY DAY
GRACE PERIOD, NO WAY AROUND IT.
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SECTION FOUR — THE ACCOUNTS YOU FORGOT ACTION ARMY FIELD MANUAL NO. 4 • THE GREAT LOG OFF
 
NOBODY REMEMBERS ALL OF THEM. HERE IS HOW YOU
FIND THEM. [ ] SNAPCHAT — USE THE ACCOUNT PORTAL IN A  
BROWSER, NOT THE APP. THIRTY DAYS
DEACTIVATED, THEN GONE. SAVE YOUR MEMORIES
FIRST.
[ ] X — SETTINGS, YOUR ACCOUNT, DEACTIVATE.  
DEACTIVATION IS THE DELETION. THIRTY DAYS
LOGGED OUT AND IT IS DONE. WATCH THE THIRD-
PARTY APPS — ONE OF THEM SIGNING IN FOR YOU
WILL RESET THE CLOCK.
[ ] LINKEDIN — SETTINGS, ACCOUNT PREFERENCES,  
CLOSE ACCOUNT. EXPORT YOUR CONNECTIONS
FIRST OR YOU LOSE YOUR PROFESSIONAL ROLODEX.
[ ] YOUTUBE — THE CHANNEL AND THE EMAIL  
ACCOUNT ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. YOU CAN
REMOVE THE CHANNEL AND KEEP THE EMAIL.
[ ] PINTEREST, NEXTDOOR, DISCORD, TUMBLR, AND  
THE DATING APPS — SAME SEQUENCE, SAME MENU
WORDS.
  ONE THAT WORKS DIFFERENTLY: REDDIT
 DELETING THE ACCOUNT DOES NOT DELETE WHAT YOU
WROTE. THE POSTS AND COMMENTS STAY UP, DETACHED
FROM YOUR NAME. IF YOU WANT THEM GONE, DELETE THEM
BEFORE YOU DELETE THE ACCOUNT.
 ASSUME THE SAME IS TRUE ANYWHERE PEOPLE ARE
TALKING TO EACH OTHER IN PUBLIC. CHECK BEFORE YOU 
CLOSE THE DOOR.
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1. ________________________________
2. ________________________________
3. ________________________________
4. ________________________________
5. ________________________________
6. ________________________________
 SECTION FIVE — THE ACCOUNT IS GONE. YOU ARE NOT. 
THIS IS THE PART THAT SURPRISES PEOPLE. YOU CAN
DELETE EVERY ACCOUNT YOU EVER OPENED AND STILL
BE ALL OVER THE INTERNET. BECAUSE MOST OF IT WAS
NEVER POSTED BY YOU.
[ ] SEARCH YOUR OWN NAME. THEN SEARCH YOUR   
CHILD'S NAME. DO IT TONIGHT AND LOOK AT WHAT
COMES BACK. [ ] SEARCH YOUR OWN EMAIL FOR THE WORDS  
WELCOME TO AND CONFIRM YOUR ACCOUNT. TEN
YEARS OF SIGNUPS WILL COME BACK IN ONE
SCREEN.
[ ] OPEN YOUR PASSWORD MANAGER OR YOUR  
BROWSER'S SAVED PASSWORDS AND READ THE
WHOLE LIST OUT LOUD.
[ ] CHECK THE APP STORE PURCHASE AND  
DOWNLOAD HISTORY. IT REMEMBERS WHAT YOU DO
NOT.
[ ] SEARCH YOUR OWN NAME AND YOUR OLD SCREEN  
NAMES. THE ONE FROM HIGH SCHOOL TOO.
WRITE THEM DOWN AS YOU FIND THEM:
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[ ] TAKE ONE PHOTO OF YOUR CHILD THAT IS  
ALREADY PUBLIC AND RUN IT THROUGH AN IMAGE
SEARCH. NINETY SECONDS. YOU WILL NOT NEED A
SECOND OPINION AFTER THAT.
[ ] ASK THE OTHER PEOPLE TO TAKE YOU DOWN.  
GRANDPARENTS. AUNTS. COACHES. THE FAMILY
FRIEND WITH THE CAMERA. YOUR ACCOUNT BEING
GONE DOES NOTHING ABOUT THEIRS.
[ ] START ON THE DATA BROKERS. THERE ARE  
HUNDREDS. DO NOT TRY TO DO THEM ALL. FIVE A
WEEK, LARGEST FIRST, ON A RECURRING CALENDAR
REMINDER — BECAUSE THEY REFILL.
[ ] ASK THE SEARCH ENGINES TO CLEAR THE OLD  
PAGES. A DELETED PROFILE CAN SIT IN A SEARCH
RESULT FOR WEEKS. EACH MAJOR SEARCH ENGINE
HAS A REMOVAL REQUEST FORM.
[ ] FREEZE YOUR CHILDREN'S CREDIT AT ALL THREE  
MAJOR BUREAUS. IT IS FREE. A CHILD'S FILE IS A
BLANK CHECK, AND THE THEFT USUALLY IS NOT
FOUND UNTIL THAT KID APPLIES FOR A FIRST CAR
LOAN AT NINETEEN.
 SECTION SIX — IF YOU ARE STAYING: THE SIX MOVES 
MOST PEOPLE CAN DO ALL SIX IN ABOUT HALF AN  
HOUR. THIS IS LEVEL ONE, AND IT IS NOT A  
CONSOLATION PRIZE. DONE HONESTLY, IT CLOSES  
MOST OF THE DOOR.
[ ] ONE. LOCK THE ACCOUNTS DOWN. EVERY  
ACCOUNT IN THE HOUSE GOES PRIVATE. THEN
SCROLL YOUR OWN FOLLOWER LIST AND REMOVE
EVERY NAME YOU CANNOT PLACE. IF YOU HAVE NOT  
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READ THAT LIST IN TWO YEARS, YOU DO NOT KNOW
WHO IS IN YOUR HOUSE.
[ ] TWO. STRIP THE KIDS. TAKE DOWN ANYTHING  
SHOWING A FULL NAME TOGETHER WITH A SCHOOL,  
A TEAM, A JERSEY NUMBER, AN ADDRESS, OR A
ROUTINE. AND TAKE DOWN THE BATH PICTURES, THE
BEACH PICTURES, AND THE PAJAMA PICTURES. ALL
OF THEM.
[ ] THREE. MAKE THE FAMILY RULE AND SAY IT OUT  
LOUD. NOTHING ABOUT THE KIDS GOES UP WITHOUT
A YES FROM THE KID. THAT APPLIES TO
GRANDPARENTS, AUNTS, UNCLES, AND COACHES.
ASK FOR THE YES. HONOR THE NO.
[ ] FOUR. TURN OFF FACE RECOGNITION AND  
AUTOMATIC TAGGING IN EVERY APP THAT OFFERS IT,
AND TURN OFF LOCATION TAGGING ON THE CAMERA
ITSELF. YOUR PHONE IS STAMPING COORDINATES ON
PICTURES RIGHT NOW UNLESS YOU TOLD IT TO 
STOP.
[ ] FIVE. FREEZE YOUR CHILDREN'S CREDIT AT ALL  
THREE MAJOR BUREAUS. FREE. EVERY CHILD IN THE
HOUSE.
[ ] SIX. START OPTING OUT OF THE DATA BROKERS.  
FIVE A WEEK, LARGEST FIRST, ON A CALENDAR
REMINDER.
 SECTION SEVEN — THE HONEST PAGE 
NOT EVERYBODY CAN LOG OFF, AND ANY MANUAL  
THAT PRETENDS OTHERWISE IS SELLING YOU  
SOMETHING.
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THERE ARE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WHOSE ENTIRE
CUSTOMER BASE LIVES ON THOSE PLATFORMS. THERE
ARE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FOR WHOM THE FEED  
IS THE FRONT DOOR TO THE WORLD. THERE ARE KIDS  
IN HARD HOUSES WHO FOUND THE ONLY FRIENDS WHO
UNDERSTOOD THEM ON A SCREEN, AND TELLING THEM
TO LOG OFF IS TELLING THEM TO BE ALONE.
SO HERE IS THE MIDDLE PATH, AND IT IS A REAL ONE.
[ ] KEEP THE BUSINESS PAGE. DELETE THE  
PERSONAL PROFILE. THEY ARE NOT THE SAME
ACCOUNT AND THEY DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE OR DIE
TOGETHER.
[ ] KEEP THE ACCOUNT, REMOVE THE PERSON. NO  
FACE, NO FULL NAME, NO LOCATION, NO ROUTINE.
AN ACCOUNT THAT SELLS SOMETHING DOES NOT
NEED TO CARRY YOUR FAMILY IN IT.
[ ] KEEP THE ROOMS, LOSE THE STAGE. THE GROUP  
CHAT WITH TEN PEOPLE IN IT IS NOT THE PROBLEM.
THE PERFORMANCE FOR STRANGERS IS THE
PROBLEM.
AND FOR PARENTS, ONE WARNING. PUSH A FIFTEEN
YEAR OLD OFF A MONITORED PLATFORM AND SHE
DOES NOT GO READ A BOOK. SHE GOES SOMEWHERE
WITH NO MODERATION, NO REPORTING BUTTON, AND
NO ADULT ANYWHERE NEAR IT. IF YOU TAKE
SOMETHING AWAY, PUT SOMETHING IN ITS PLACE, AND
STAY IN THE ROOM.
 SECTION EIGHT — THE RULE, SIGNED 
THE ONE THING THIS WEEK. SIT DOWN WITH YOUR  
CHILD OR YOUR GRANDCHILD, PULL UP ONE THING  
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ADULT: ________________________________
CHILD: ________________________________
DATE: ________________________________
DO NOT BE ALONE WITH THIS ONE. CALL ONE OTHER
PARENT AND TELL THEM WHAT YOU FOUND WHEN YOU
SEARCHED YOUR OWN KID'S NAME. THAT IS HOW THIS
SPREADS, AND SPREADING IT IS THE WHOLE JOB.
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 YOU POSTED THAT THEY NEVER AGREED TO, AND  
TAKE IT DOWN WHILE THEY ARE WATCHING. THEN SAY
THE RULE OUT LOUD.
 NOTHING GOES UP WITHOUT A YES. 
 IT APPLIES TO ME, TO OUR FAMILY, AND TO ANYONE WITH A
CAMERA IN THIS HOUSE.
 I WILL ASK FOR THE YES. I WILL HONOR THE NO. AND IF I
ALREADY PUT IT UP, I WILL TAKE IT DOWN WHEN YOU ASK ME
TO.
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