Nowadays it is very rare to meet a person who does not have a page on at least one of the well-known networks. The majority are registered not in one, but in many, having in this way the opportunity to communicate, find old and new friends, join interest groups, watch movies and listen to music without leaving your favorite page, and enjoy other benefits, of which there are a huge number. On such sites you can find out the latest news, immediately comment on them and share information and your opinions with friends and other users, find recommendations or ask for advice on setting a table or watching an evening movie, find out about the weather on the other side of the globe, based on evidence people who are there at the moment, solve a legal problem and find out the reason for the failure of the Internet at home. This is why it is difficult not to get caught up in social media networks, and why the number of registered users is steadily growing.

"In contact with". Question No. 1

One of the most popular networks in our country is VKontakte. A very small number of Runet users have never registered on this site. Only it’s easy to register, because when we enter the main page we are greeted by a detailed and understandable description of this process, but how to delete the VKontakte page completely? The answer to this question may puzzle the inexperienced user.

Question No. 2

Another question that often worries users of this network is: “VKontakte pages?” This happens after you, having deleted someone from your friends list, for example, a person who deleted his page, suddenly find him among your subscribers. Everything would be fine, but over time the number of subscribers and such “dead souls” can grow to incredible proportions, which, you see, is not at all necessary - you want to see who is actually subscribed to your page, can see your feed in their news and monitor your other publicly viewable activities. And that same “former friend” will most likely create a new page and, perhaps, also become your subscriber, trying again to add you to “Friends” and receiving your refusal. It’s not very pleasant to have several people with the same names on the same list; you want to understand which page is “live”, or perhaps you just don’t want someone to read your news in their feed every day.

How to delete deleted VKontakte pages

Let's discuss this less common issue first. Then we will move on to the more frequent and simpler question of whether it is possible to delete a VKontakte page.

So, the answer to this question is not very easy to give, because a simple method thought out by the developers simply does not exist. Strange. Everything is so beautiful and convenient, but such an unpleasant detail is missed.

"Black list"

How to remove deleted VKontakte pages from the list of subscribers? First you need to add them to the “Black List”, and to do this go to the list of your subscribers. This must be done without selecting “My friends” in the left panel, but by clicking on the “My subscribers” link on your page, under your main photo. This is the only way it will be possible to add any person who is here to the “Black List”. This is done by clicking on the cross that appears when you hover over the user’s photo. In order to prevent an unwanted subscriber from immediately returning to his former ranks, it is necessary to leave him on the “Black List” for some time, for example, an hour. Only after time has passed can you remove a user from the list of users you have blocked. Now he again has the opportunity to write to you and go to your page, but he will not return back to the list of subscribers. Of course, until he applies to add you as a friend again. Here is a not very simple way to delete deleted VKontakte pages. In order for a user you have removed from your friends list or a user who has expressed a desire to be friends with you, but has not received your consent, not to be included in the list of subscribers, you need him to unsubscribe from your page, and this, you see, is not always possible .

"VKontakte" forever

This is a completely different question that has nothing in common with the previous one. Well, except that it concerns the same popular site, so beloved by many users. In fact, earlier, before 2012, when the site was already at the peak of its popularity, the question “How to delete the VKontakte page forever?” sounded much more often. Because, just like the first question we discussed, there was no simple answer to it. More precisely, there was an official answer, but it was not at all simple.

Why delete?

Good question. There can be a great many answers to this. For example, unfortunately, it often happens that pages on social networks are hacked. This happens most often due to viruses entering the computer, or simply due to negligence. Attackers, gaining access, use someone else’s page for personal gain, change other information to such an extent that, having regained access to their personal page, the user often prefers to create a new one rather than restore the old one. Often such pages are blocked by the site administration. Besides this, there may be other personal reasons. That’s when the question arises: “How can VKontakte delete an old page?”

Previous difficulties

Previously, just a few years ago, there was no ability to independently delete your data from the VKontakte website. Having wondered forever, the user had to write a letter with a corresponding request to the site administration. There he had to describe in detail the reasons for his decision, to which the administrators, considering the application for several days, could still refuse, depriving the user of the opportunity to implement his decision. In the best case, when a positive decision was made, the deletion occurred only after the user presented documents confirming his identity, which is also not very convenient and pleasant - not every person, without hesitation, decides to present his passport to a representative of unofficial structures. The only way out for those who, despite everything, still did not give up on the idea of ​​getting rid of the hated page, was a violation of the site rules, which entailed blocking the user and closing the page. An effective, but slightly dangerous method - site administrators can block access to the site for such a user, after which he may lose the opportunity to register again.

Of course, these difficulties are not without reason. Such difficulties were invented in order to solve the question “How to delete someone else’s VKontakte page?” had no answer.

New rules

Since 2012, the procedure for deleting your page has been significantly simplified for site users. Now, to do this, just go to the very bottom of the page with the settings of your VKontakte page, it is located in the panel on the left of the page, the “My Settings” item. There was an inscription: “You can delete your page.” It's very simple - click on the link. Immediately after this, the system will open the next page of the page deletion procedure, where you will have to indicate the reason for this decision and, if desired, check the “Tell friends” checkbox - then all users on your friends list will be notified that your page has been deleted. This completes the procedure.

Conclusion

Don’t think that the site’s creators have forgotten about security, and now it’s so easy to delete any user’s page. In order to perform any manipulations with the user’s personal page, you must log into the site knowing his username and password. Of course, this is not 100% protection, because viruses and professional hackers can gain access to your data. To avoid such situations, it is recommended to use anti-virus programs and not save the login-password combination on the computer.

And finally, I would like to draw attention to the fact that when registering on any website, and especially on social networks, we indicate a lot of our personal data, such as passport details, phone number, address. Often, when a page is deleted, it, including all user data specified during registration, is deleted only visually. In fact, the data remains on the servers, leaving you the opportunity to later restore your account. Don't forget this if you delete a page because you don't want your data to be available to anyone. Of course, this data is not publicly available, but do not delude yourself that you have deleted everything.