{"id":39641,"date":"2022-07-30T14:56:41","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T14:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=39641"},"modified":"2022-07-30T14:56:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T14:56:42","slug":"how-to-hide-your-friends-in-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-hide-your-friends-in-facebook","title":{"rendered":"How to Hide Your Friends in 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-6a10f60272734\" 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-6a10f60272734\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a10f60272734\" ><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-hide-your-friends-in-facebook\/#How_to_Hide_Your_Friends_in_Facebook\" title=\"How to Hide Your Friends in Facebook\">How to Hide Your Friends in 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-hide-your-friends-in-facebook\/#Privacy_settings\" title=\"Privacy settings\">Privacy settings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-hide-your-friends-in-facebook\/#Alternatives_to_viewing_a_friend_list\" title=\"Alternatives to viewing a friend list\">Alternatives to viewing a friend 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-hide-your-friends-in-facebook\/#Creating_a_Restricted_list\" title=\"Creating a Restricted list\">Creating a Restricted list<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-hide-your-friends-in-facebook\/#Hide_specific_friends_from_your_Friends_list\" title=\"Hide specific friends from your &#8216;Friends&#8217; list\">Hide specific friends from your &#8216;Friends&#8217; list<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Hide_Your_Friends_in_Facebook\"><\/span>How to Hide Your Friends in Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/hKEs5HC.png\" alt=\"how to hide your friends in facebook\" style=\"height:auto; max-width:40% max-height:246px; margin:0px 10px; width:auto;\"> <\/p>\n<p>Are you wondering how to hide your friends in Facebook? If so, you&#8217;re not alone! There are many reasons why you might want to hide this list. Listed below are three common reasons why you might want to do this. These include: personal privacy concerns, limiting the number of people who can view your friends list, and the need to prevent unwanted spam. In this article, we&#8217;ll look at all three reasons and offer a simple way to hide your friends.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Privacy_settings\"><\/span>Privacy settings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In order to hide your friends on Facebook, you must first know how to access the privacy settings page on your account. Once you&#8217;ve reached this page, click on the three horizontal dots at the top right corner of the screen. From there, select &#8220;Edit privacy,&#8221; and choose the option that you want to hide your friends list from. Listed below are some of the possible settings that you can use to hide your friends.<\/p>\n<p>To choose how much privacy you want to give others, click on the More settings button. Scroll down to the Privacy section. You&#8217;ll find a button that says &#8220;Privacy.&#8221; Click it to change the privacy level for your friends list. This setting is not public, so if you want to see who your friends are, click on &#8220;All&#8221; to make it public. By default, this setting is on &#8220;Everyone&#8221; but you can change it to &#8220;only me.&#8221; You can also hide the list of friends you share with others.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Alternatives_to_viewing_a_friend_list\"><\/span>Alternatives to viewing a friend list<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to see the list of friends you have, but want to make sure that only your mutual friends can see it, there are a few alternative methods that will allow you to view the list. These methods are simple, and will help you view the friend list that only you can see. The options are:<\/p>\n<p>First, there are several ways to manage who sees your posts. Facebook lets you set up lists for people you know well and want to see less of. You can control the types of information you see on each list by selecting who you want to see. You can also make certain posts visible only to people on your lists. For example, you can make it so only your friends can see what you post. This is a great way to manage your privacy, as it allows you to control who sees your posts and who doesn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>Another alternative to viewing a friend list on Facebook is to use the app. You can specify the people you want to see your posts to. Then, you can unfollow specific friends from your list. The Facebook app will also let you specify who sees your posts. And this is just one of the many options for controlling who can view your list. While these methods are not as convenient as the other two, they&#8217;re great for those who want to restrict certain people from seeing their posts.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Creating_a_Restricted_list\"><\/span>Creating a Restricted list<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Creating a Restricted list of your friends on Facebook is a good way to control what posts you can make to certain groups of people. Adding friends to your Restricted list is easy. To add friends to a list, hover over their name on the page. From there, select the Friend&#8217;s category, and click &#8220;Add to another list.&#8221; The list will now read &#8220;Restricted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Restricting a group of people from seeing your private posts is a useful way to keep your most sensitive information safe. These friends will not be able to see your posts unless you tag them, but they will be able to view the photos you share publicly. If you want to remove someone from your list, click on the person&#8217;s profile picture. You can also unfollow them by clicking on their name in your restricted list.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hide_specific_friends_from_your_Friends_list\"><\/span>Hide specific friends from your &#8216;Friends&#8217; list<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Facebook users can choose to hide specific friends from their &#8216;Friends&#8217; list. If you&#8217;d like to restrict the visibility of your friends list, you can go to the &#8216;Edit profile&#8217; option and select the option &#8216;Customize my list&#8217;. Facebook then lets you choose who will be able to see the list. By default, it&#8217;ll only display friends that you&#8217;ve previously added to your list. 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