- Facebook has deleted over 10 million accounts as part of an ongoing purge of its social network.
- The company said the action is aimed at cracking down on “spammy” content and promoting authentic accounts, with over one million accounts removed monthly in the first half of 2025.
- Many legitimate users have reported their accounts being wrongly deleted, with some blaming artificial intelligence systems for misidentifying them as inauthentic.
- Referred to as the 'Meta ban wave', the mass deletions have also impacted Instagram accounts, which is also owned by Meta.
- Affected users receive an email notification and have 180 days to appeal any account suspension before their profile is permanently deleted.
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Facebook deletes millions of accounts in ‘heartbreaking’ purge
