{"id":40914,"date":"2022-07-30T15:42:02","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=40914"},"modified":"2022-07-30T15:42:02","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:42:02","slug":"how-do-i-make-my-friends-list-on-facebook-private","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-make-my-friends-list-on-facebook-private","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Make My Friends List on Facebook Private?"},"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-6a1bf47f44dab\" 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-6a1bf47f44dab\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a1bf47f44dab\" ><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-make-my-friends-list-on-facebook-private\/#How_Do_I_Make_My_Friends_List_on_Facebook_Private\" title=\"How Do I Make My Friends List on Facebook Private?\">How Do I Make My Friends List on Facebook Private?<\/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-make-my-friends-list-on-facebook-private\/#Create_a_curated_list_of_people_who_can_see_your_Facebook_friends_list\" title=\"Create a curated list of people who can see your Facebook friends list\">Create a curated list of people who can see your Facebook 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-do-i-make-my-friends-list-on-facebook-private\/#Filter_your_friends_list_by_creating_a_custom_list\" title=\"Filter your friends list by creating a custom list\">Filter your friends list by creating a custom list<\/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-make-my-friends-list-on-facebook-private\/#Block_your_profile_from_showing_up_in_search_engines\" title=\"Block your profile from showing up in search engines\">Block your profile from showing up in search engines<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-make-my-friends-list-on-facebook-private\/#Hide_your_friends_list_from_strangers\" title=\"Hide your friends list from strangers\">Hide your friends list from strangers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-make-my-friends-list-on-facebook-private\/#Hide_your_friends_list_from_potential_stalkers\" title=\"Hide your friends list from potential stalkers\">Hide your friends list from potential stalkers<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Do_I_Make_My_Friends_List_on_Facebook_Private\"><\/span>How Do I Make My Friends List on Facebook Private?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height:auto; width:auto; max-width:38% max-height:289px; margin:0px 10px;\" align=\"right\" alt=\"how do i make my friends list on facebook private\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/JdEqF0j.png\">  <\/p>\n<p>If you want to hide your friends list on Facebook, you must first understand how to make it private. In this article, you will discover how to create a custom list and filter your friends list. Furthermore, you will learn how to block your profile from being found by search engines and hide your friends list from strangers. You can easily make your friends list private by following these instructions. Keep in mind that these steps are permanent, and you will not have to do it again.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Create_a_curated_list_of_people_who_can_see_your_Facebook_friends_list\"><\/span>Create a curated list of people who can see your Facebook friends list<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of the first things you should do when you want to make your Facebook friends list private is to disable notifications for people you don&#8217;t know. You can do this by navigating to the settings for your friends list. You can also add a curated list of friends, so that only people you care about see your posts. But be careful &#8211; these settings will remain in effect until you change them.<\/p>\n<p>Another benefit of deleting people from your friends list is that you&#8217;ll focus more on the people who are important to you. Having a lot of friends adds unnecessary noise to your newsfeed. Updates from people you don&#8217;t care about drown out important updates from friends and family. Some posts are so annoying that they make you miss important milestones from your family and friends.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Filter_your_friends_list_by_creating_a_custom_list\"><\/span>Filter your friends list by creating a custom list<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Rather than deleting or rearranging your entire friends list, you can now use a custom list to restrict access to certain people. Unlike the public friends list, a custom list is visible only to Facebook users. This option allows you to filter out people who are &#8216;in your network,&#8217; but you can still access their friends&#8217; lists. You can also choose to restrict the number of friends you see on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p>To make things even simpler, you can create a custom list of people you want to restrict access to. This way, only certain people will see posts that are public or tagged with their names. They will not be able to view posts from people on your custom lists, and they will never know that they are on the Restricted list. The rest of your friends will continue to see your updates, even if they are not on your custom list.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Block_your_profile_from_showing_up_in_search_engines\"><\/span>Block your profile from showing up in search engines<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Using the privacy settings on Facebook is a good idea if you want to control the visibility of your profile on search engines. You can also limit the number of people you allow to see your posts, limit the friends you allow to see your posts, and stop search engines from linking to your profile. This option is not available for every profile, so you may need to change it in each instance.<\/p>\n<p>To do this, you must be logged into your Facebook account. From the top-right corner, select &#8220;Settings.&#8221; Click Privacy in the left-hand column. After you&#8217;ve checked the box, click on the Turn Off button to verify the change. If you still don&#8217;t want your profile to be visible to everyone, you can opt out of making it public. Once you&#8217;ve disabled search engine visibility, you can re-activate the privacy settings and limit the number of friends that can view your profile.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hide_your_friends_list_from_strangers\"><\/span>Hide your friends list from strangers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In order to hide your friends list on Facebook from strangers, you will first need to go into the privacy settings on your account. There are several ways to do this, including changing your settings to only show your friends and not your entire friend list. Here&#8217;s a step-by-step guide to hiding your friends on Facebook. You can also limit your friends list to only your mutual friends, or delete any inactive Facebook users.<\/p>\n<p>First, go to &#8216;How people find and contact you&#8217; and look for the &#8216;Who can see your friends list?&#8217; heading. By clicking on this option, you can hide your entire Facebook friends list from everyone except your closest friends. Note that your friends&#8217; list will still be visible to your friends, even if you don&#8217;t want them to see it. To hide your friends list from strangers, you must ask each individual friend to allow you to limit the people who see it. You can also change the audience for this option, but you cannot hide all of your friends at once.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hide_your_friends_list_from_potential_stalkers\"><\/span>Hide your friends list from potential stalkers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When you&#8217;re on Facebook, you should always check your friends list to make sure they aren&#8217;t potential stalkers. These people can follow you anywhere, and they can even join groups and request to become friends with the people you interact with frequently. 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