{"id":11631,"date":"2022-07-14T06:30:31","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=11631"},"modified":"2022-07-14T06:30:31","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:30:31","slug":"how-to-private-your-facebook-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-private-your-facebook-account","title":{"rendered":"How to Private Your Facebook Account"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a1c956145686\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a1c956145686\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a1c956145686\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-private-your-facebook-account\/#How_to_Private_Your_Facebook_Account\" title=\"How to Private Your Facebook Account\">How to Private Your Facebook Account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-private-your-facebook-account\/#Limit_the_audience_for_posts_youve_already_shared\" title=\"Limit the audience for posts you&#8217;ve already shared\">Limit the audience for posts you&#8217;ve already shared<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-private-your-facebook-account\/#Block_search_engines_from_linking_to_your_profile\" title=\"Block search engines from linking to your profile\">Block search engines from linking to your profile<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-private-your-facebook-account\/#Change_the_audience_for_previous_posts\" title=\"Change the audience for previous posts\">Change the audience for previous posts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-private-your-facebook-account\/#Turn_off_Facebook_chat\" title=\"Turn off Facebook chat\">Turn off Facebook chat<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Private_Your_Facebook_Account\"><\/span>How to Private Your Facebook Account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"how to private your facebook account\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/AL6C84r.png\">  <\/p>\n<p>You probably wonder how to make your Facebook account private. Here are some ways to do so. First, go to Settings and choose &#8220;Privacy&#8221; on the left-hand menu. There, you can set the number of people who can see your activities, send you friend requests, look you up, or follow you. To restrict who can view your posts, select &#8220;Allow only friends and family to see your updates.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Limit_the_audience_for_posts_youve_already_shared\"><\/span>Limit the audience for posts you&#8217;ve already shared<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Facebook users can change their privacy settings and limit the audience for past posts in two ways. They can limit posts to friends only, or they can make past posts visible to only the people they tag. By limiting your audience to friends, you can share your posts with people you want to see them. This feature works with all Facebook users. This article will explain how to limit the audience of past posts on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>The first way to limit the audience for posts you&#8217;ve shared on your Facebook account is by making the post private. Once you have created your private group, you can set the limit to friends or only to your Friends. This method will prevent your posts from being shared with those people you don&#8217;t know. It may sound counterintuitive, but it&#8217;s a necessary step for privacy.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Block_search_engines_from_linking_to_your_profile\"><\/span>Block search engines from linking to your profile<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to prevent people from reading your tweets, you can block search engines from linking to your profile. It is also possible to block specific pages and posts. To do this, add the meta content &#8220;noindex, nofollow&#8221; and name=&#8221;robots&#8221; to the head section of your web page. After doing this, make sure to remove this tag from all pages and posts on your site. You may want to keep a list of the pages you&#8217;ve blocked and the sites you&#8217;ve blocked.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, Facebook has an option to make your profile private. When you make it private, only those who are following you will see your posts. You can also customize your privacy settings so that only friends you choose can see your posts. Block search engines from linking to your profile is a great way to keep your privacy in check. You can find this setting by navigating to your settings. In the privacy tab, click the link &#8220;Block search engines from linking to my profile.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Change_the_audience_for_previous_posts\"><\/span>Change the audience for previous posts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In Facebook, you can change the audience of previous posts by clicking on the &#8220;globe&#8221; next to the time the post was made. This allows you to change the audience of the post without deleting it. However, you should be careful when tagging people in your posts. Tags identify the person you are tagging in the photo or status update. Once you tag someone in a post, anyone who can view your Timeline will see your post.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to restrict the audience of your past posts, you can choose to make them visible only to your friends. Alternatively, you can make all your posts public. To do this, go to your profile and then click &#8220;Change the audience of previous posts.&#8221; Once you have done so, Facebook will display a warning. Click &#8220;Confirm&#8221; to accept the new settings. The audience of individual posts will still be set to everyone.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Turn_off_Facebook_chat\"><\/span>Turn off Facebook chat<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can use several different techniques to make your conversations more private. Facebook lets you toggle visibility of chat for all of your friends, some of your friends, or everyone with certain exceptions. Regardless of which method you choose, you will still be able to receive messages from others and see comments on your timeline. To turn off Facebook chat, first sign into your Facebook account. From there, go to the Chat section and choose the setting you want to control.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike email, Facebook messages are easy to track. The Facebook website and Facebook Pages app notify you of new messages. Some people find it annoying to receive private messages from friends and customers, and want to turn off Facebook Messenger. Businesses who aren&#8217;t active on Facebook may find it convenient to turn off private messages. However, it could cause negative outcomes for their businesses. If customers feel ignored, you could risk losing customers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Private Your Facebook Account You probably wonder how to make your Facebook account private. Here are some ways to do so. First, go to Settings and choose &#8220;Privacy&#8221; on the left-hand menu. 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