Google searches for how to cancel and delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads accounts have seen rises in the U.S. since Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Commenting on the surge, Gizmodo suggested that “apparently not everyone is ready to live in a post-truth world... Fittingly, Facebook competitors are also seeing a spike in interest. Bluesky saw a nearly 1,000% increase in searches during the same period that saw people looking to exit the Meta-verse of social apps.”

In a notable shift, Google searches related to deleting Facebook, Instagram, and Threads accounts have seen explosive rises in the U.S. since Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company will end its third-party fact-checking system,

Searches for deleting Meta accounts skyrocket as users revolt against Zuckerberg's rollback of content moderation and fact-checking protections.

Google searches on removing Instagram and Threads accounts also rose in the wake of Mark Zuckerberg's announcement last week.