Meta Deletes Facebook Additional Profiles
Facebook secondary profiles will be permanently deleted after Dec. 14, 2026, ending a feature introduced three years prior.
Meta announced the shutdown on Nov. 12, giving users just over two years to manage their data. The social media giant launched the feature in September 2023 to let users create independent profiles under a single login.
The upcoming deletion impacts anyone who set up separate feeds for different interests and friendship groups. Users who fail to act before the deadline risk losing their accumulated content and group access.
Data Export and Group Administration
Users must export their data before the deadline to prevent information loss, as Meta provides specific instructions for downloading profile archives. Those managing Facebook groups through a secondary account face a strict administrative hurdle.
Group administrators must transfer their rights to a main profile or another member before the shutdown occurs. Unmanaged groups risk suspension once the secondary accounts disappear from the platform.
Meta confirmed that deleting these secondary accounts leaves main profiles and Facebook pages untouched. Accounts that never used the feature experience no changes whatsoever.
Why Meta is shutting down secondary profiles
Why is Meta shutting down Facebook secondary profiles?
Meta announced the termination on Nov. 12 without detailing the specific business or technical reasons behind the decision.
What happens if a group has no administrator after the deletion?
Groups left without an administrator after Dec. 14, 2026, can be suspended until a new administrator is appointed.
Do users need to log out to switch between profiles?
Users can switch between their main and secondary profiles within the same account without logging out.
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