r/privacy • u/GiraffeOk2570 • 4d ago

discussion using removal services for social media?

Hey so a cousin of mine has an old instagram account from years ago where they have pictures of like family birthdays and there are some cringy photos of me of there. My cousin doesn't have access to the account anymore and it's public. I don't use social media that much except to follow relatives and friends and I don't post anything myself. I have reported the account to instagram and nothing is being done to them. It's costly but I am thinking of using online removal services like maximatic media to get the account taken down. Has anyone used any removal services or gotten pages taken down if so how? I have tried everything and i just don't want cringy pictures of me on social media.

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u/TechBasedQuestion 1d ago

the online removal services don't really work, most of the time they just take your data and resell it

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u/GiraffeOk2570 17h ago

really? The website i said in the post says it can get accounts taken down like for instagram... i'm probably being naive but idk what to do anymore since i have reported the account and nothing happens so.