Facebook will permit some users to have multiple profiles as part of a test, the company informed today, signaling a significant shift as Meta looks for new ways to enable users to stay on the platform amid improved competition from rivals.
As part of the trial, some Facebook users will have the capacity to create up to four additional profiles connected to their original account.
The idea is that additional profiles can be used for different purposes, like one for friends, co-workers, and others for interacting with curious groups and influencers. Users will still have one account but can switch profiles with a few clicks.
According to spokesperson Leonard Lam, profiles will be subject to Facebook’s policies, and violations on one profile will impact the account.
“To help people tailor their knowledge based on interests and relationships, we’re experimenting with a way for people to have an additional profile conjoined to a single Facebook account. But, of course, anyone who uses Facebook must continue to follow our rules,” Lam says.
Users who create different profiles won’t require to use their real identity for their display name; Lam says, as extended as the stand-in doesn’t violate the platform’s policies and doesn’t include digits or special characters. Facebook’s rule that account holders must utilize their name in real life has been a point of contention for years, prompting legal action in Germany.
Facebook’s shift from a single profile comes as the platform is fighting to keep users, especially young people, as existential threats like TikTok continue to grow. As a result, the company lost daily users for the first time in the company’s history in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Creating Your Own Facebook Profile
Register a Facebook account
Under the terms “Sign Up” on the homepage, place your first name in the first compartment and your last name in the second compartment. Next, please enter a valid email address and re-enter that email in the box below it. It is so that Facebook can contact you for confirmation of your registration and, in the future, send you updates from your profile. Next, write a password of your choice, your sex, and your birthday. Then hit the Sign-Up switch at the bottom of the Page.
Confirm your email
Facebook will now notify you it has sent a confirmation email to your email account. You must now log in to your email. Next, open the confirmation email from Facebook, click on the link it provides, and it will take you to your new Facebook profile.
Find friends
You’ll now have to go through several steps to personalize your profile. First, Facebook will deliver to scour your email address book for addresses of people with Facebook profiles, giving you the possibility to add them as your friends. Enter the email address and password, and Facebook will discover your friends. Next, select the ones you want to add by ticking the boxes to the left of their photos and then click Add to Friends at the bottom. After that, you’ll have the option of selecting friends from your email address book who aren’t on Facebook and sending them Facebook invitations.
Find classmates
Click the Find My Classmates switch. Next, choose the country, town, name of your school, and the class year, then tap Search for Classmates. Finally, select anyone you recognize or want as a friend and click Add to Friends. To confirm, you may have to write the text from the security box into the text box.
Find workmates
Tap on Search For Your Co-Workers. Document the name of the company you are looking for and the employee’s name if necessary. Then, tap Search For Your Co-Workers to see what Facebook digs up.
Join a regional network
It is helpful because people within the same regional network can see more of each other’s profiles even if they aren’t already friends. Entering a regional network also means it’s easier to track down friends. On your Facebook setup homepage, you can enter a city or town. Then, put in your home city and click Join.
Edit your profile
Tap on the My Profile button, where you’ll notice that all the sections are empty. You don’t hold to fill out each field; you can leave them blank if you choose. Facebook is public, so consider it before you enter personal information.
Add a profile picture.
Tap on the Picture tab to upload a pic from your hard drive that other people will be able to catch as your profile picture. Next, tap Browse, find a photo on your hard drive, tick the box to affirm that you own the liberties to the image, then relate Upload Picture to confirm. You can also employ a webcam to take your picture; tap Take from Webcam and the camera button when ready. It will be deferred for 3 seconds, and then bring the shot. Then tap Use Picture to confirm Note: Cover Images and Profile Pictures both are public, and anyone seeing your Page will be able to notice them.
Add a Cover picture
A cover is the bigger image at the top of your Page, right above your profile picture. Click Add a Cover and choose whether you want to upload a new photo or pick a print from one of your existing photo albums. Once you select a picture, you can reposition it by tapping on the image and dragging it up or down, and then tap Save after you’ve moved it. Note: Cover Images and Profile Pictures are both public, and anyone visiting your Page can see them.