How to Delete Your Bitchute Account: a Step-by-Step Guide
Deleting your Bitchute account can be a straight forward process if you know where to look. This guide will walk you through the necessary steps to delete your account, both on the old and new BitChute interfaces. However, in the future the Bitchute video platform may make another interface change.
Why Delete Your Bitchute Account?
There are several reasons you might consider deleting your Bitshoot account:
Declining Views: Over the past year, many end users have experienced a significant decline in views on their videos, particularly following a recent user interface change.
Issues with Live Streaming: End users have reported difficulties in accessing live streaming features, including not receiving necessary stream keys despite following all setup instructions.
Support Discrepancies: Many have faced non responsive support regarding live streaming eligibility, leading to frustrations over perceived discrimination or censorship.
Steps to Delete Your Bitchute Account
For the new Bitchute interface, you will want to log into your account: You will want to access your Bitchute account by obviously first logging into that account.
Access account settings: You will want to click on your avatar in the top right corner in order to open the drop-down menu and then select Account Settings.
Scroll to delete account: You will want to scroll down to the bottom of the settings page where you will see the option to delete your account. Then you can click on that link in order to to begin the account deletion process.
Confirm account deletion: a confirmation window will pop up, outlining that the deletion process will remove your account and all associated video content. You may want to read through this carefully, and check any boxes required for confirmation.
Provide feedback: You will be prompted to provide a reason for your Bitchute account deletion. It may very well be a good practice to include your reasons, such as issues with live streaming, lack of views, etcetera.
Submit your request: Once everything is filled out, you will want to finally submit your deletion request.
For the Old Bitchute Interface
Log into your account: Access your Bitshoot account by logging in.
Access settings: You will want to click on your avatar in order to open the drop-down menu, then select Settings.
Scroll to delete account: Similar to the new interface, you will want to scroll to the bottom of the settings page in order to find the delete account option and then obviously click on that link.
Confirm account deletion: You will receive a confirmation notice explaining that your account will be hidden and scheduled for deletion. This process typically takes about one week for all your videos and channel to become deleted.
Submit the account deletion request: You will want to follow any remaining prompts in order to confirm your deletion request.
Important Considerations Before Deleting Your Bitchute Account
Content Deletion: It may be advisable to delete any content you have uploaded to the Bitchute video platform prior to deleting your account, as there is no guarantee that Bitchute will remove it upon account deletion.Disabling YouTube synchronization: If you have connected your YouTube channel account to Bitchute, you may want to consider disabling this feature in order to prevent accidental or intended synchronization of your videos even after your account is disabled.
Cancellation Period: After submitting your Bitchute account deletion request, you may have a one-week grace period window in order to cancel that request if you change your mind.
In Conclusion
Deleting a Bitchute account is a process that can vary depending on the interface you are using. This guide has provided a clear pathway in order to navigate either version, while also emphasizing important considerations in order to ensure your content is fully removed. If you are facing ongoing issues with the Bitchute video platform, it may be time to take this step toward finding a more suitable alternative for your content creation needs.