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Facebook Deletes 10 Million Accounts And Warns The Purge Will Go On


Meta has confirmed that 10 million Facebook accounts have been deleted and that the purge will continue — here’s what you need to know.

We’ve seen Google Maps and Gmail users impacted, Samsung recently emailed me an account deletion warning, and now Facebook can be added to the list. ForbesGoogle Chrome Security Warning — Update Your Browser Before July 23By Davey Winder Nobody likes the thought of their online accounts being deleted, which is why there was something of a panic around Google sending emails about just such a purge when they hit inboxes towards the end of 2023. Of course, that panic was unjustified, as the emails referred to a change in Google’s inactive account policy, which meant that those left unused for two years were being deleted.

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