{"id":12204,"date":"2022-07-14T06:54:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=12204"},"modified":"2022-07-14T06:54:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:54:36","slug":"how-do-i-lock-my-facebook-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-lock-my-facebook-profile","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Lock My Facebook Profile?"},"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-6a0a556146d00\" 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-6a0a556146d00\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0a556146d00\" ><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-do-i-lock-my-facebook-profile\/#How_Do_I_Lock_My_Facebook_Profile\" title=\"How Do I Lock My Facebook Profile?\">How Do I Lock My Facebook Profile?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-lock-my-facebook-profile\/#Timeline_review\" title=\"Timeline review\">Timeline review<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-lock-my-facebook-profile\/#Tag_review\" title=\"Tag review\">Tag review<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-lock-my-facebook-profile\/#Blocking_unauthorized_people_from_viewing_your_profile\" title=\"Blocking unauthorized people from viewing your profile\">Blocking unauthorized people from viewing your profile<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Do_I_Lock_My_Facebook_Profile\"><\/span>How Do I Lock My Facebook Profile?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"how do i lock my facebook profile\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/Qk5EJTf.jpg\">  <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve locked your Facebook profile, you probably wonder how you can unlock it again. First of all, you can unlock it by reverting back to your original profile. To do this, click on the three-dot menu or icon at the top right corner of your profile and choose the &#8220;Settings&#8221; option. After that, follow the steps outlined above to revert back to your original profile.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Timeline_review\"><\/span>Timeline review<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Facebook recently renamed its Profile Review feature as the &#8220;Timeline Review.&#8221; It allows users to decide whether or not to see posts tagged with their name on the timeline. To enable the feature, go to Settings &gt; Timeline and Tagging. Then, toggle the &#8220;Review posts you&#8217;re tagged in before they appear on your Timeline&#8221; setting to the &#8220;On&#8221; position. If you want to see your tagged friends&#8217; posts on the timeline, you can enable the same feature under Settings.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re concerned about inappropriate content appearing on your profile, you can disable the Timeline Review feature in your Facebook account. Facebook&#8217;s privacy settings change when you change your status from &#8220;Public&#8221; to &#8220;Friends&#8221;. This means that only your friends can view your Timeline. Alternatively, you can set your timeline to be &#8220;hidden&#8221; or &#8220;unpublished&#8221; by selecting the appropriate option. Then, you can change your profile settings to restrict the content that can be viewed by others.<\/p>\n<p>Using the Facebook Lock Profile feature is an essential security measure that keeps your profile data safe from strangers. It will also prevent strangers from viewing your timeline and other posts. However, it will not prevent you from manually reviewing your timeline. You can turn off the feature by selecting &#8220;Unlock Profile.&#8221; This feature is particularly useful if you belong to public groups. The privacy setting changes to Friends and turns on tag and timeline review. The lock also prevents automatically tagged photos from appearing on your profile.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tag_review\"><\/span>Tag review<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t want others to see the content of your Facebook profile, you can turn off Tag Review and Timeline Review. You can also turn off the entire privacy settings for your Facebook profile. To do this, open your profile, both on desktop and mobile, and scroll down to the tagged posts. To remove them, click the ellipsis &#8220;&#8230;&#8221; button next to each post. Only those posts that you&#8217;ve tagged will be visible to friends.<\/p>\n<p>When you have turned on the &#8220;Lock Profile&#8221; feature, you can limit who can view your timeline, cover photo, full profile picture, and posts. This also protects against the use of the Facebook privacy feature by preventing scrapers from using it to collect personal data. If you have a lot of photos or videos that are too personal for your Facebook friends to see, you can turn off this feature. This will prevent people from viewing your photos and videos or seeing your tagged posts.<\/p>\n<p>When you&#8217;ve enabled profile and tag reviews, only friends can see your posts and photos. The same applies to your &#8220;About&#8221; information, and only the filtered part will be shown to everyone. If you&#8217;d rather hide your profile entirely or block someone from viewing it, you can do so separately using separate settings. In short, this is the best option for private-oriented Facebook users who&#8217;d rather protect their privacy than risk it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blocking_unauthorized_people_from_viewing_your_profile\"><\/span>Blocking unauthorized people from viewing your profile<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are many reasons to block unauthorized people from viewing your Facebook profile. Some people have personal information posted to Facebook about themselves, which could include their religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or political affiliation. These people may be cyberbullied or exposed to inappropriate content. However, Facebook has taken steps to prevent this from happening by blocking unauthorized devices and people. Users can also choose to log out of all sessions, which revokes their access. Ultimately, a logged-out session gives the person a fresh start.<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve identified unauthorized users, you can set a limit for how much access they can see. You can also create a limited profile friend list, which contains people who can&#8217;t see your Facebook profile. This list is accessible from the home page of your Facebook account. Just click &#8220;Edit&#8221; and type in the name of the list. Then, change the privacy settings to make your limited profile public or private.<\/p>\n<p>The last thing you want is for an unauthorized user to have access to your sensitive data. Some people send out too many friend requests or make too many wall posts. Others are hacked. In these cases, Facebook will ask you to confirm your identity. If you have a hacked account, you will have to scan your computer for malware. Once you&#8217;ve done this, Facebook will automatically block the person from viewing your profile.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Do I Lock My Facebook Profile? If you&#8217;ve locked your Facebook profile, you probably wonder how you can unlock it again. First of all, you can unlock it by reverting back to your original profile. 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