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title: "Facebook testing ways to allow users to have up to five profiles tied to one account"
description: "Meta Platforms, formerly known as Facebook, said on Thursday that its flagship social network, Facebook, is introducing ways for users to have up to five profiles, a major change from the 'real name' requirement the company has maintained since its inception."
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# Facebook testing ways to allow users to have up to five profiles tied to one account

> Meta Platforms, formerly known as Facebook, said on Thursday that its flagship social network, Facebook, is introducing ways for users to have up to five profiles, a major change from the 'real name' requirement the company has maintained since its inception.

By Reuters · Published 15 July 2022, 06:00 SAST · Updated 15 July 2022, 04:35 SAST

## Content

The product change would "help people tailor their experience based on interests and relationships”, Meta said in a statement.

Additional profiles will be tied to a single account for each user, and the company will continue to require that each user maintain only one account, the statement said.

*(Reporting by Chavi Mehta in Bengaluru and Katie Paul in Palo Alto; Editing by Shailesh Kuber and Jonathan Oatis.)*