Need to do some cleaning among your friends on Facebook? Whether it is to take just a little distance from a person or to completely block contact, the social network has planned everything.
Some friendships are not eternal. Especially on social networks. Of course, when you register on Facebook, you are happy to find people you know in “real” life – families, friends, colleagues, neighbors, etc. And we do not hesitate to accept the invitations of friends of friends, even perfect strangers. But, with time and experience, we sort. And the social network has planned several solutions for this, with “graduated” measures.
Depending on the case, you can simply distance himself from a friend by masking part of your publications and activities, delete a person from the list of your friends to share nothing with them, even, to the extreme, block a contact to become completely invisible in her eyes, on the network as on messaging. Rest assured: whatever the solution chosen, the spam will not be notified of your decision by Facebook-but Ill can see it itself-and the operation is reversible, if you wish to reconnect.
One of your contacts is weighing in his comments, but you do not want to withdraw from your friends list for diplomatic reasons? Facebook allows you to take a little distance by limiting what you share with him: he will remain your friend – in the sense of Facebook -, but will see much less what you are publishing. Note that this procedure is only possible on a computer.
- With your usual web browser, log into your Facebook account.
- On the home page page, click on your profile photoat the top of the left column, or right in the icons bar at the top.
- The page of your profile is displayed. In the bar located under your name, click on Friends. The list of your friends is displayed.
- Create the name of the “undesirable” friend with the mouse without clicking on it. A small window is displayed.
- Click on the icon with Three small points. In the submenu that appears, click on To block.
- A window opens. Click on distance below, at the end of the text.
- A new window opens, with several options. The first option is only to hide the publications of your future ex-friend. This has no influence on what he can see from your activity on Facebook.
- In the game Limit what xxxxxx will seeclick on See the options.
- The section is growing by displaying options. Check Hide your publications for xxxxxx. Facebook will place him in a list of limited people so that he does not see the publications you share with your friends, unless you identify it. However, your publications in public mode will remain accessible to him. And he can always send you messages. Validate by clicking on Save.
You no longer have any points in common with someone and want to cut the bridges? Remove it from your list of friends so that he can no longer see and comment on your publications or contact you by Messenger.
Remove a friend on a computer
- With your usual web browser, log into your Facebook account.
- On the home page page, click on your profile photoat the top of the left column, or right in the icons bar at the top.
- The page of your profile is displayed. In the bar located under your name, click on Friends. The list of your friends is displayed.
- Create the name of the “undesirable” friend with the mouse without clicking on it. A small window is displayed.
- Then click on The silhouette iconthen, in the submenu that appears, click on Withdraw friends.
- Confirm your choice with the blue button Confirm.
Delete a friend on mobile
- Launch your Facebook app. Press your profile image left of the field What do you mean ?
- Scroll the screen until the section Friends be visible. Press the bar All friends. The list of your friends is displayed.
- Press Three small points to the right of the name of a friend.
- A menu is displayed with different options. Press Remove xxxxxx from friendsin red, at the bottom of the screen.
- Still press Confirm On the next screen.
Do you want to no longer contact a person on Facebook, and even become totally invisible in their eyes, whether in a group or on the wall of a common friend? There, you have to go to the upper notch by blocking it completely. You will no longer have any interaction with her on Facebook, or even conversation in Messenger. Again, to avoid tensions, Facebook will not notify that person of your decision. But she can realize it by herself, especially if she seeks to contact you.
Block a friend on a computer
- With your usual web browser, log into your Facebook account.
- On the home page page, click on your profile photoat the top of the left column, or right in the icons bar at the top.
- The page of your profile is displayed. In the bar located under your name, click on Friends. The list of your friends is displayed.
- Create the name of the “undesirable” friend with the mouse without clicking on it. A small window is displayed.
- Click on the icon with Three small points. In the submenu that appears, click on To block.
- Confirm your choice with the blue button Confirm.
Block a friend on mobile
- Launch your Facebook app. Press your profile image left of the field What do you mean ?
- Scroll the screen until the section Friends be visible. Press the bar All friends. The list of your friends is displayed.
- Press Three small points to the right of the name of a friend.
- Press TO BLOCK in the small window that appears.
