Medium is a blogging platform that allows users to publish and read stories on a variety of topics.
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Click on your profile picture in the top right corner.
Select 'Settings' from the drop-down menu.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on 'Delete account'.
Enter your password and click on 'Delete account'.
You can delete your Medium account yourself â this is a self-service process (rated easy â most people can do it in a few minutes). After deletion: loss of account; loss of posts; loss of followers.
Your account will be deleted immediately.
No, once your account is deleted, it cannot be recovered.
Medium states a data retention period of indefinitely after account deletion. Back-ups and statutory records can fall outside that figure, so request written confirmation from support if you need certainty.
Deleting your account means: loss of account; loss of posts; loss of followers. Export or download anything you want to keep before you begin â it is normally not recoverable afterwards.
Have the following ready: email address; password. Having it to hand avoids getting part-way through the flow and having to start again.
Medium is recorded as GDPR compliant and recorded as CCPA compliant. If you are in the EU or California you can also file a formal erasure request under GDPR Article 17 or the CCPA â that route creates a record you can follow up on, separately from the in-product delete flow.
Common alternatives include Substack, Ghost, WordPress. If you are switching because of how Medium handles your data, check the replacement's retention and deletion policy before you migrate.
Medium is headquartered in San Francisco, California, which is the jurisdiction whose data-protection rules govern your account.
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