deactivate

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Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has started deactivating accounts based on information such as the age given when they were created.

From Barron's

One highlighted study, referred to internally as “Project Mercury,” allegedly showed that users who deactivated Facebook or Instagram for a week reported lower feelings of depression, loneliness and anxiety.

From Salon

Digital room keys were deactivated, locking some customers out of their rooms with their belongings inside.

From The Wall Street Journal

A Twitch spokesperson said Australians under 16 will not be able to open a Twitch account from 10 December, and from 9 January, existing under-16s accounts will be deactivated.

From BBC

From 10 December, social media companies will have to take "reasonable steps" to ensure that under-16s in Australia cannot set up accounts on their platforms and that existing accounts are deactivated or removed.

From BBC