{
  "id": 20144492,
  "title": "Facebook To Discontinue Additional Profiles Starting 14 December 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/facebook-to-discontinue-additional-profiles-starting-14-december-2026",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-15T08:11:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Lowyat.NET",
    "slug": "lowyat-net",
    "url": "https://www.lowyat.net/2026/409772/facebook-discontinue-additional-profiles/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Facebook is set to permanently delete users' additional profiles starting December 14, 2026. This announcement does not impact primary profiles, which are the initial accounts created when signing up on the platform. The Additional Profiles feature was launched on September 21, 2023, enabling eligible users to create up to four additional profiles per account, each with its own name, feed, friends, and interests. Facebook provides a means for users to export their additional profile data before the deletion date. To do this, users must switch to the desired additional profile, navigate to Settings & Privacy, then Settings, and select Export your information under Your Information and Permissions. Users can choose to save the data on their device or an external service and specify which information they want to include. It is recommended that users complete their export requests before the deadline, as the process may take some time. For those using additional profiles to manage Facebook groups, it's crucial to assign the main profile as the group's administrator by December 14, or the group will be paused until a new admin is appointed. Additionally, users can transfer some connections from their additional profile to their main profile through the Review connections option.",
  "summary": "Facebook has announced that it will permanently delete users’ additional profiles starting 14 December 2026. The upcoming change does not affect their main profiles, which are the first profiles created when signing up for the platform. For those unfamiliar, Facebook introduced its Additional Profiles feature on 21 September 2023. It allowed eligible users to create […] The post Facebook To…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}