{"id":27908,"date":"2022-07-21T10:00:46","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T10:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=27908"},"modified":"2022-07-21T10:00:47","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T10:00:47","slug":"what-happened-to-facebook-friends-lists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-happened-to-facebook-friends-lists","title":{"rendered":"What Happened to Facebook Friends Lists?"},"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-69f4d8fb39fca\" 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-69f4d8fb39fca\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f4d8fb39fca\" ><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\/what-happened-to-facebook-friends-lists\/#What_Happened_to_Facebook_Friends_Lists\" title=\"What Happened to Facebook Friends Lists?\">What Happened to Facebook Friends Lists?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-happened-to-facebook-friends-lists\/#Friend_list_feeds_are_no_longer_available\" title=\"Friend list feeds are no longer available\">Friend list feeds are no longer available<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-happened-to-facebook-friends-lists\/#Custom_friend_lists_are_now_available\" title=\"Custom friend lists are now available\">Custom friend lists are now available<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-happened-to-facebook-friends-lists\/#Rules_for_culling_friend_lists\" title=\"Rules for culling friend lists\">Rules for culling friend lists<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-happened-to-facebook-friends-lists\/#How_to_edit_friend_lists\" title=\"How to edit friend lists\">How to edit friend lists<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Happened_to_Facebook_Friends_Lists\"><\/span>What Happened to Facebook Friends Lists?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"What happened to Facebook friends lists\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/9Wy8plr.png\" style=\"width:auto; max-height:307px; margin:0px 10px; height:auto; max-width:35%\" align=\"left\">  <\/p>\n<p>What happened to Facebook friends lists? Originally, Facebook automatically populated Friends Lists with people you &#8216;closely know&#8217; and &#8216;acquaintances&#8217; with. You could also create a restricted list if you didn&#8217;t want to share your information with those people. However, Facebook has made Friend Lists useless thanks to the unfollow feature. Thankfully, there are still some ways to manage your list.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Friend_list_feeds_are_no_longer_available\"><\/span>Friend list feeds are no longer available<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you have a Facebook account, you may have noticed that Friend List Feeds have been discontinued. Basically, you can only view posts from your designated list of friends. They will not be available after August 9th. But don&#8217;t worry, you can still create or edit them. Read on to find out what happened to these lists. Hopefully, this means that Facebook will be able to continue to provide many benefits to its users.<\/p>\n<p>The Friend list feeds on Facebook were one of the most popular features of the site. Earlier, you could see updates from your friends&#8217; list and see if they had posted anything recently. It was a great way to keep up with what everyone was saying. But it&#8217;s not available anymore. This change was made in order to make the experience more convenient for users. Friend List feeds will continue to exist, but they&#8217;re not as common as they used to be.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Custom_friend_lists_are_now_available\"><\/span>Custom friend lists are now available<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Facebook users now have the ability to create custom friend lists. They can add friends to these lists and see posts from them. These lists can be used to keep track of who you&#8217;re most connected with, or to organize friends into different social groups. They can also be updated to reflect changes to your social circle. To add a friend to a custom list, visit the Explore tab. Then, click the Add Friends button.<\/p>\n<p>To add or delete people from your list, simply click the Edit button at the top-right of the page. You can also delete your list or edit it as needed. This feature allows you to separate people who you&#8217;re close with from those who are not. Creating custom lists is an important feature of Facebook. Users can filter who sees their news feeds based on the people they&#8217;re closest to. Besides, custom friend lists allow users to create lists that are specific to a certain group.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rules_for_culling_friend_lists\"><\/span>Rules for culling friend lists<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are some rules you should follow when culling your Facebook friend lists. You can start by defining the reasons for deleting friends. For example, you might have friends who you have never interacted with. You might be embarrassed about deleting them, but this will help you remove the bad ones. You may want to consider deleting your friends list to simplify your life. Then, you can follow these rules to prune your friend list.<\/p>\n<p>Once or twice a year, you should consider culling your Facebook friend list. Having fewer friends gives you more discretion in who you approve and reject. However, keep in mind that not all unfriendings are created equal. Some are vindictive, while others are just a simple thinning of the herd. In any case, it is a good idea to stick to a few simple rules when culling your Facebook friend list.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_edit_friend_lists\"><\/span>How to edit friend lists<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are many ways to edit the list of friends on Facebook, including deleting or removing people. The list is automatically generated by Facebook, but you can edit it manually. You can find the &#8220;Friends&#8221; link by clicking &#8220;More.&#8221; A drop-down menu will appear. Click &#8220;Add Friends&#8221; to add or remove people from your list. Click the check mark to add or remove a person from the list.<\/p>\n<p>The default list of friends on Facebook displays people you are associated with. If you have friends in different lists, you can edit the list to make it more personalized. To change the name of the list, select the &#8216;Custom&#8217; option in the upper right corner. You will then see the names of your friends. You can also change the name of the list, if you want. After making a change, you can add or remove people right away.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe height=\"286\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"511\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uFgVrn9syg8\" style=\"margin:0px auto; display: block;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Happened to Facebook Friends Lists? What happened to Facebook friends lists? Originally, Facebook automatically populated Friends Lists with people you &#8216;closely know&#8217; and &#8216;acquaintances&#8217; with. You could also create a restricted list if you didn&#8217;t want to share your information with those people. 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