{"id":41113,"date":"2022-07-30T15:48:13","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=41113"},"modified":"2022-07-30T15:48:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:48:14","slug":"how-do-you-make-your-facebook-private","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-make-your-facebook-private","title":{"rendered":"How Do You Make Your 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-69e9f735199a6\" 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-69e9f735199a6\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e9f735199a6\" ><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-you-make-your-facebook-private\/#How_Do_You_Make_Your_Facebook_Private\" title=\"How Do You Make Your Facebook Private?\">How Do You Make Your 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-you-make-your-facebook-private\/#How_to_make_a_post_private_on_Facebook\" title=\"How to make a post &#8220;private&#8221; on Facebook\">How to make a post &#8220;private&#8221; on Facebook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-make-your-facebook-private\/#How_to_change_your_privacy_settings_on_Facebook\" title=\"How to change your privacy settings on Facebook\">How to change your privacy settings on Facebook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-make-your-facebook-private\/#Changing_your_birth_date_privacy_setting_on_Facebook\" title=\"Changing your birth date privacy setting on Facebook\">Changing your birth date privacy setting on Facebook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-make-your-facebook-private\/#Locking_down_future_posts_on_Facebook\" title=\"Locking down future posts on Facebook\">Locking down future posts on Facebook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-make-your-facebook-private\/#Managing_your_privacy_settings_on_Facebook\" title=\"Managing your privacy settings on Facebook\">Managing your privacy settings on Facebook<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Do_You_Make_Your_Facebook_Private\"><\/span>How Do You Make Your Facebook Private?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"how do you make your facebook private\" align=\"right\" style=\"height:auto; width:auto; max-width:43% max-height:256px; margin:0px 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/H0Hdqy8.png\"> <\/p>\n<p>If you are wondering how to make your Facebook posts &#8220;private,&#8221; then this article will provide some helpful advice. We&#8217;ll discuss how to change your birth date privacy setting, lock down future Facebook posts, and much more. You can also find more useful information in the links provided below. To begin, log into Facebook and visit the Settings menu. From there, select the Privacy tab. From there, choose a new privacy setting and click Save.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_make_a_post_private_on_Facebook\"><\/span>How to make a post &#8220;private&#8221; on Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to keep a particular post private from others, you need to follow the steps below. First, go to Settings &gt; Privacy on your Facebook profile. From here, you&#8217;ll see a list of options. You can choose Who can see your posts in the future. In the box next to Who can see your posts, select either Friends or Public. When done, click Close to save the changes. In case you want to limit the audience of past posts, click Limit past posts.<\/p>\n<p>Under &#8220;Post privacy,&#8221; click the drop-down menu and choose &#8220;Only me&#8221; or a specific group. Next, click &#8220;Custom&#8221; and choose whom you want to restrict your post to. There are custom options, too, which allow you to designate only certain people or groups. By default, people who are friends with you will see your posts, but you can also make a post private to a specific group or person.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_change_your_privacy_settings_on_Facebook\"><\/span>How to change your privacy settings on Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever wished you could control how many posts your friends see, you can change your privacy settings on Facebook. You can turn off posts, download your data for analysis, and more. This article will help you learn how to manage your Facebook settings. But first, let&#8217;s look at some basic steps. How to change your privacy settings on Facebook? Read on to learn how to change your privacy settings on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>The first step is to visit the General Account Settings page. There, you can change the privacy settings of specific pages, posts, or stories. The menu items here also include the Restricted List, which consists of people you don&#8217;t want to see everything on your page. In addition, you can block users, messages, and stories. Facebook stories are relatively new, and you can choose whether to make them public or private.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Changing_your_birth_date_privacy_setting_on_Facebook\"><\/span>Changing your birth date privacy setting on Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Changing your birth date on Facebook is a fairly simple process. You can change the category it appears under and select whether to make the date visible to specific groups of people. You can also exclude certain people from seeing it. Once you&#8217;ve done this, all of your friends will no longer see your birth date. That way, you&#8217;ll never have to worry about your birthday showing up on someone else&#8217;s wall.<\/p>\n<p>You can change your birthdate in Facebook anytime you want. The first step is to go to your profile and click on &#8220;Edit Profile.&#8221; Next, click the Basic Info section. Click the existing birthdate Arrow. Enter your new date and click &#8220;Save Changes.&#8221; Repeat these steps three times. If you don&#8217;t see the edit section within 14 days, contact Facebook&#8217;s Help team. They can help you make the change.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Locking_down_future_posts_on_Facebook\"><\/span>Locking down future posts on Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It is possible to lock down future posts on Facebook, limiting the audience of your posts. The privacy settings in Facebook allow you to set who can see your posts. You can also limit the audience to specific friends, groups, or geography. Just be sure to double check your settings every time you post something new. You can also limit the visibility of old posts by setting the &#8220;Lock this post to specific friends&#8221; or &#8220;Lock this post to your friends only&#8221; option.<\/p>\n<p>If you never want to post something on Facebook, locking it will help prevent someone from accidentally sharing it with a random person. To do so, you can go to your profile settings and click the &#8220;edit&#8221; button next to the section where it says, &#8220;Who can see your future posts?&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Managing_your_privacy_settings_on_Facebook\"><\/span>Managing your privacy settings on Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Managing your privacy settings on Facebook is easy once you understand how they work. There are several menu items on the Privacy sidebar, and each of these offers more information about how your profile is being used. There are also advanced settings, including the ability to view your posts and limit what others can see, as well as context-specific settings. To find out which settings are risky, you may want to log in to Facebook and click the &#8220;Scan for Privacy&#8221; bookmarklet.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook uses many different types of tracking methods and has 50 basic privacy settings. These settings give you a great deal of control over who can see your profile, but they aren&#8217;t enough to protect your privacy. Thankfully, there are additional options for controlling who sees your posts and photos. By following the instructions listed below, you can manage your Facebook privacy in a manner that is most suitable for your needs. 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