Jul 15, 2022 10:08:00

Testing Facebook's ability to create up to 5 profiles with one account

Facebook, a real-name social media, is reportedly testing a method that allows you to have up to five profiles per account. This test will allow users to use different profiles for each particular group they want to connect to, such as 'friends-only Facebook feeds' and 'colleagues-only feeds.'

Facebook tests a way to add up to five profiles tied to a single account | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/14/facebook-tests-add-up-to-five-profiles-single-account/

Facebook will soon let you create multiple profiles --9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2022/07/14/facebook-create-multiple-profiles/

On social media such as Instagram and Twitter, one person can have multiple accounts and select users who can view their content. For example, you can use the content you want to show to your friends at work, such as not wanting to show it to your family.

Facebook, which is a real name system SNS, has so far prohibited one general user from having multiple Facebook accounts. Therefore, the introduction of additional profiles is a significant change for Facebook.

Facebook spokeswoman Leonard Lam said, 'How we can associate multiple profiles with one Facebook account so that people can adjust their experience based on their interests and relationships. We are testing. '

When setting up multiple profiles on Facebook, the main profile needs to be set to the real name that is used on a daily basis, but the additional profile does not need to use the real name, and the user basically has any profile name or You can use your user name.

However, you still have to follow Facebook's policy, so you can't create a profile that impersonates or impersonates another person, and if you create a profile that violates the policy, it will affect your entire account and at worst. In the case of, it seems that measures such as deleting all profiles including the main account will be taken.

At the time of writing the article, it is unknown when the additional profile function will be released to all users at the stage where it is being tested by some users.