Instagram Deletes Millions of Accounts Overnight — Kylie Jenner, Ronaldo Among Biggest Hit; Here’s What Happened
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Instagram removed fake and inactive accounts in a platform-wide cleanup action, resulting in sudden declines in follower numbers among top celebrities.
Instagram deletes millions of accounts overnight — Kylie Jenner, Ronaldo among biggest hit; here’s what happened
Several high-profile global figures were among the biggest names impacted by the purge. US influencer and entrepreneur Kylie Jenner reportedly suffered the largest decline, losing nearly 15 million followers in a matter of hours.
Cristiano Ronaldo lost over 6 million Instagram followers overnight and the reason has nothing to do with any scandal
On Thursday, May 7, social media users were surprised to see their follower numbers drop significantly overnight. The dip had nothing to do with any public scandal, it was the result of what many are already calling the Great Purge of 2026, after Meta initiated a routine process to remove inactive and bot-driven accounts from Instagram. As detailed by LADbible, household names across the globe saw their counts shrink as Meta worked to clear out …
Photo: Generated with AI on Gemini Instagram started one of the biggest clean-ups in its recent history and millions of users have already noticed changes in its profiles. Meta’s proprietary platform began the massive removal of fake accounts, bots and suspicious profiles with the aim of improving authenticity within the social network. Over the last few hours, users from different parts of the world reported an unexpected drop in the number of …
The digital ecosystem has awakened in a state of shock this 6 and 7 May 2026
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