How additional profiles work in Facebook groups

Anyone on Facebook can create additional Facebook profiles under their main account. Each profile has its own @username, Feed, friends list, Pages it follows and groups that it participates in. You can switch between profiles without logging in and out of Facebook.
Someone may want to create an additional profile for joining or managing a group if:
  • The group is about something private and they don't want to join or participate under the name that they use in everyday life.
  • They want to join groups, follow Pages, post and/or become friends with people around a specific topic or interest, and they want to contain that activity to a different profile.
  • They want to manage the group with a dedicated profile in order to contain their admin activities, Feed, notifications and more to a different profile.
Limits on additional profiles in groups
  • Up to two profiles from the same account can join/participate in the same group. For example, someone with two additional profiles has three profiles in total (their main profile and two additional profiles), but only two of their profiles can join/participate in the same group.
  • Only one profile can interact with a single group post. For example, if you post in a group, you can't comment or reply on that post with a different profile.
Membership/participation approvals for additional profiles
  • In groups where approvals are required (private groups and any public group that requires participant approval), each profile has to be approved. For example, if a member of a private group creates an additional profile in order to post in the group with a different name, that additional profile will have to request to join/participate.
  • Additional profiles are considered to have joined Facebook at the same time as the account. For example, if someone joined Facebook five years ago then later creates an additional profile and requests to join a group, Admin Assist will consider the profile to have joined Facebook five years ago.
  • To see if someone is using an additional profile, go to their profile and look for an @username.
Effects of suspending, banning and removing a profile
Admin/moderator action on a member's profileEffect on that profileEffect on any of their profiles NOT in the group (main profile or additional profile)Effect on any of their other profiles already in the group (main profile or additional profile)
SuspendCannot participate in the group until the suspension endsCannot see, join or participate in the group until the suspension endsNo effect. Can still see and participate in the group.
BanCannot find the group in search, see any of its content or be invited to the group again Cannot find the group in search, see any of its content or join/participate No effect. Can still find the group in search, see its content and participate in the group. Note that up to two profiles from the same account can join/participate in the same group.
RemoveCan find the group in search, re-join and then participateNo effect. Can find the group in search, join and participate. Note that up to two profiles from the same account can join/participate in the same group. No effect
Admins can also prevent someone they banned from joining again under a different account.
Misuse of additional profiles
Keeping Facebook safe is a top priority. We have policies for additional profiles, and our Community Standards apply to all profiles. If someone goes against our standards from any of their profiles, it will affect their Facebook account. People who violate our policies or take other actions that threaten the safety or well-being of others may become ineligible to create additional profiles. If someone repeatedly or egregiously violates our policies while using their additional profiles, one or more of their profiles (including their main profile) may be disabled.
If you're concerned about additional profiles in a group that you manage, consider:
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