Facebook has deleted about 10 million profiles since the start of the year. Forbes reports the social media platform confirmed it is cracking down on profiles that impersonate large content producers.

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Facebook has deleted about 10 million profiles since the start of the year. Forbes reports the social media platform confirmed it is cracking down on profiles that impersonate large content producers.

Facebook has embarked on a massive cleanup, eliminating over 10 million accounts in just the first six months of 2025. This initiative, part of the ongoing 'Meta ban wave', aims to rid the platform of ...

Meta has removed 10 million Facebook accounts in the first half of 2025 as part of an ongoing effort to combat impersonation and spam on the platform. The company said it plans to continue this purge ...