{"id":40050,"date":"2022-07-30T15:12:49","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=40050"},"modified":"2022-07-30T15:12:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:12:49","slug":"when-you-hide-a-comment-on-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-you-hide-a-comment-on-facebook","title":{"rendered":"When You Hide a Comment 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-69e900c464db9\" 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-69e900c464db9\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e900c464db9\" ><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\/when-you-hide-a-comment-on-facebook\/#When_You_Hide_a_Comment_on_Facebook\" title=\"When You Hide a Comment on Facebook\">When You Hide a Comment on Facebook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-you-hide-a-comment-on-facebook\/#Scheduling_the_rules\" title=\"Scheduling the rules\">Scheduling the rules<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-you-hide-a-comment-on-facebook\/#Problems_with_hiding_a_comment_on_facebook\" title=\"Problems with hiding a comment on facebook\">Problems with hiding a comment on facebook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-you-hide-a-comment-on-facebook\/#Removing_a_comment_from_a_post\" title=\"Removing a comment from a post\">Removing a comment from a post<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-you-hide-a-comment-on-facebook\/#Blocking_a_commenter\" title=\"Blocking a commenter\">Blocking a commenter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_You_Hide_a_Comment_on_Facebook\"><\/span>When You Hide a Comment on Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"when you hide a comment on facebook\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/6m2AbFA.jpg\" align=\"right\" style=\"margin:0px 10px; width:auto; max-width:35% max-height:212px; height:auto;\"> <\/p>\n<p>When you hide a comment on Facebook, the user will not know that you have removed it, but you can still report it if the content violates community standards. Sometimes users post negative comments out of frustration. Taking action to address these comments can turn these frustrated users into loyal customers. However, there are certain problems with hiding a comment on Facebook. To prevent these problems, read on to learn more about the different solutions.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Scheduling_the_rules\"><\/span>Scheduling the rules<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You may have to set time limits and triggers to hide a comment on Facebook. The more difficult a user is to convince, the more you should hide their comment. This method is ideal if you want to prevent spam comments from being posted on your page. You can also set time limits for posts that are less relevant to your interests. The most important part of scheduling the rules when you hide a comment on Facebook is understanding why you need to do it.<\/p>\n<p>When you hide a comment on Facebook, you will not receive notifications for any updates or replies to that comment. However, you can still reply to a hidden comment. The only problem is that the poster will not receive notification when someone replies to it. To unhide a comment, navigate to the grayed-out comment and click on the three dots in the upper right corner. Click on the option that says &#8216;Unhide Comment&#8217;. Your comment will be visible again.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Problems_with_hiding_a_comment_on_facebook\"><\/span>Problems with hiding a comment on facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Hide a comment on Facebook can be a valuable tool to protect your social media reputation. Not all comments posted by friends or colleagues are worth deleting. Sometimes, human error is the culprit. Regardless, this action may not be appropriate in some cases, such as spam comments sent by bots. Regardless of the situation, Facebook allows you to easily report a comment and remove it from your page. Hiding a comment on Facebook is also useful when you encounter a difficult comment. Hide it until you&#8217;ve had time to consult with your team and come up with a response. Then, you can unhide it later.<\/p>\n<p>When you hide a comment on Facebook, the person who posted it will not know that the comment is hidden. Although this action prevents them from seeing the comment, it doesn&#8217;t mean that they can&#8217;t read it. Moreover, if the commenter is anonymous, they can still view it with their friends, and reply to it. This way, they&#8217;ll be unaware of the comment, and the conversation can continue even if the original poster has deleted it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Removing_a_comment_from_a_post\"><\/span>Removing a comment from a post<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can remove a comment from a Facebook post. First, log into Facebook using a Web browser. Once you&#8217;ve logged in, locate the post in which you want to remove the comment. Click the photo to view it in full. Then, hover over it and click the gray pencil icon. This will allow you to hide, embed, or delete the comment. You can also click the &#8220;Unhide&#8221; link at the bottom of the post to restore the comment.<\/p>\n<p>Removing a comment from a Facebook post has several benefits. It protects the overall integrity of your profile and page. For example, if you post a rant about how superior Macs are to Windows computers, you don&#8217;t want people to read it and get really angry. Deleting a comment will prevent a potential Mac versus Windows flame war. Also, deleting comments may improve your overall reputation.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blocking_a_commenter\"><\/span>Blocking a commenter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When you want to block a commenter, you can do so on posts, status updates, and photos. Once you&#8217;ve chosen a commenter, you can decide whether to block them, or hide their comments. Facebook will then tell you whether you should do it. If you want to block a commenter, you should first check out the steps below. If you find that they&#8217;re causing you problems, block them by blocking their profile.<\/p>\n<p>To hide a comment on Facebook, you&#8217;ll first need to login to your account. When you&#8217;ve hidden a comment, you&#8217;ll see a placeholder with three dots. If you want to reply or unhide the comment, simply hover over the dots. 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