{"id":11920,"date":"2022-07-14T06:43:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=11920"},"modified":"2022-07-14T06:43:18","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:43:18","slug":"how-to-make-your-account-private-on-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-make-your-account-private-on-facebook","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Your Account Private on Facebook"},"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-6a25a32fa570c\" 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-6a25a32fa570c\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25a32fa570c\" ><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-make-your-account-private-on-facebook\/#How_to_Make_Your_Account_Private_on_Facebook\" title=\"How to Make Your Account Private on Facebook\">How to Make Your Account Private on Facebook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-make-your-account-private-on-facebook\/#Friends_list\" title=\"Friends list\">Friends list<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-make-your-account-private-on-facebook\/#Restricted_list\" title=\"Restricted list\">Restricted list<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-make-your-account-private-on-facebook\/#Search_engine_visibility\" title=\"Search engine visibility\">Search engine visibility<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-make-your-account-private-on-facebook\/#Blocking_search_engines_from_seeing_your_profile\" title=\"Blocking search engines from seeing your profile\">Blocking search engines from seeing your profile<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Make_Your_Account_Private_on_Facebook\"><\/span>How to Make Your Account Private on Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"how to make your account private on facebook\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/X97WAOg.jpg\">  <\/p>\n<p>If you are wondering how to make your account private on Facebook, you&#8217;ve come to the right place. You can choose from the various privacy settings. For complete privacy, you should set &#8220;Only me&#8221; as your choice, while a limited privacy setting will only allow friends and a few select people to see your profile. To limit privacy to a certain level, you can select &#8220;Friends and family only&#8221; or &#8220;Restricted list.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Friends_list\"><\/span>Friends list<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to keep your Facebook friends list private, you can do this by editing your profile settings. Facebook has several settings for limiting what information you share with others. You can choose to display your list to friends only, friends except, or no one at all. Then only the people you choose can see your list. This is a good way to control the visibility of your friends list without compromising your privacy.<\/p>\n<p>To hide your friends list from others, you need to change your privacy settings. Facebook allows you to set who can view your list. You can choose to allow only certain people to view it, or make it public for everyone. There are also different levels of privacy. You can choose to share your list with only your friends or make it private for everybody. You will also want to choose the people who can see your friend&#8217;s list.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Restricted_list\"><\/span>Restricted list<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Adding friends to the &#8220;Restricted list&#8221; is an easy way to restrict the activities of others on Facebook. Restricted list users are not notified of their restriction. They can still message you or reach you via Messenger. To find friends on the list, you must first open the Facebook app on your computer or mobile device and then click &#8220;Edit&#8221; on the top right corner of your screen. Alternatively, you can also search for them by name.<\/p>\n<p>However, keep in mind that nothing you post is truly private. Even if you post it on Facebook with the privacy setting &#8220;Friends,&#8221; you never know when it could be exposed by a hacker or fluke. If someone copies the screenshot, it could become public. It may not be worth the risk. To avoid these dangers, you should keep the information you share to yourself. You should never share sensitive information on Facebook.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Search_engine_visibility\"><\/span>Search engine visibility<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re wondering how to make your account private on Facebook to improve your search engine visibility, you&#8217;re not alone. Facebook makes it easy to make your profile visible to other users, but there are many benefits to making it private. People can view your profile, contact you, and send you friend requests. If you&#8217;re promoting a private business, blocking your profile is a great way to moderate ongoing interactivity. To make your account private, go to the About tab, click &#8220;Edit Profile,&#8221; and select the option &#8220;Make Profile Private.&#8221; You can also edit the name and email address in this section.<\/p>\n<p>The second step in the process is to turn off your profile from being viewed by others. While many Facebook users don&#8217;t realize it, public profiles are still visible to people you share mutual friends with. But if you want to make your profile private from search engines, you can follow a few simple steps. To make your account private on Facebook, navigate to the &#8220;Privacy&#8221; page. Click &#8220;Edit&#8221; next to &#8220;Privacy&#8221; and then click the &#8220;On&#8221; button.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blocking_search_engines_from_seeing_your_profile\"><\/span>Blocking search engines from seeing your profile<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of the ways to protect your privacy on Facebook is by blocking search engines from finding your profile. By default, Facebook allows search engines to index your profile and any publicly visible information. However, if you&#8217;re concerned that your profile is being viewed by unwanted people, you can turn off this feature. To do so, simply sign in to Facebook. Once you&#8217;ve logged in, choose the Privacy option and click the blue &#8220;Edit&#8221; button. Once you&#8217;ve made this change, click the &#8220;Close&#8221; button and you&#8217;re good to go.<\/p>\n<p>After selecting the Privacy Settings section, you&#8217;ll want to select the option that will disable search engine links. This setting allows you to decide who can see your posts. Depending on the setting, you may be able to hide some posts from certain friends. Simply select the friends who shouldn&#8217;t see the posts from these friends. Save your changes to block search engines from seeing your profile. The change takes a little while to take effect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Make Your Account Private on Facebook If you are wondering how to make your account private on Facebook, you&#8217;ve come to the right place. You can choose from the various privacy settings. 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