I deleted 300 online accounts. Here's how and what surprised me.

Jonas Schneider · 2 likes

the 'welcome' email search trick is gold

Noé Petit · 2 likes

also try 'verify your email' and 'your receipt'

Jonas Schneider · 2 likes

i did something similar. the hardest were the ones with no delete option, just 'email support'

Noé Petit · 2 likes

did you use a throwaway email for the new ones?

Jonas Schneider · 1 likes

is there a way to check which ones got breached before deleting?

Noé Petit · 2 likes

breach notification sites let you check by email. useful for prioritising

Noé Petit · 0 likes

three services still charging you. oof. that alone paid for the effort

Noé Petit · 0 likes

deleting old accounts is the digital equivalent of decluttering. weirdly satisfying