{"id":41264,"date":"2022-07-30T15:55:14","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=41264"},"modified":"2022-07-30T15:55:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:55:14","slug":"how-to-private-account-in-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-private-account-in-facebook","title":{"rendered":"How to Private Account 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-69f278c7226c5\" 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-69f278c7226c5\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f278c7226c5\" ><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-private-account-in-facebook\/#How_to_Private_Account_in_Facebook\" title=\"How to Private Account in Facebook\">How to Private Account 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-private-account-in-facebook\/#Privacy_settings_on_Facebook\" title=\"Privacy settings on Facebook\">Privacy settings 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-to-private-account-in-facebook\/#Locking_down_future_posts\" title=\"Locking down future posts\">Locking down future posts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-private-account-in-facebook\/#Locking_down_old_posts\" title=\"Locking down old posts\">Locking down old posts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-private-account-in-facebook\/#Locking_down_search_engine_links\" title=\"Locking down search engine links\">Locking down search engine links<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Private_Account_in_Facebook\"><\/span>How to Private Account in Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-height:278px; max-width:32% height:auto; margin:0px 10px; width:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/B52xbjj.png\" alt=\"how to private account in facebook\" align=\"left\">  <\/p>\n<p>If you want to limit the amount of information that people can see on your Facebook profile, it&#8217;s crucial to know how to private account in Facebook. Facebook has different settings for privacy that you can edit to limit the number of people who see your posts, view your activity, send you friend requests, look you up, and follow you. In this article, we&#8217;ll go over some of these settings. Here are some tips and tricks for making your Facebook account private.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Privacy_settings_on_Facebook\"><\/span>Privacy settings on Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you have friends and family who might be too invasive, you may be wondering how to make your Facebook account private. You can do so easily by changing your privacy settings. All you need to do is visit the &#8220;Settings&#8221; page and select the Privacy option. On the left-hand side of the page, you&#8217;ll find drop-down menus with options for public and friends. By selecting the right option, you can limit who can see your posts, photos, and activities.<\/p>\n<p>You can do this by navigating to your profile page and clicking on &#8220;Privacy.&#8221; There, you can toggle privacy categories and make your entire profile as private as possible. To make your friends list private, select &#8220;Only me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Locking_down_future_posts\"><\/span>Locking down future posts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are a number of ways to limit future posts on a private Facebook account. You can choose to limit who can see them by geography, groups, or previous employers. For example, you can only allow friends and family to see your status updates. You can also limit the audience for posts you share with other Facebook users. This feature is very helpful if you are constantly updating your profile with photos and updates.<\/p>\n<p>If you never want anyone else to see your posts, lock your future ones. By doing this, you&#8217;ll prevent yourself from accidentally posting anything. To do this, click on the &#8220;edit&#8221; button next to &#8220;Who can see your future posts?&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Locking_down_old_posts\"><\/span>Locking down old posts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a Facebook user and want to protect your privacy, you may be wondering how to lock down old posts. Although the default setting for future posts is public, there is a way to retroactively lock down old posts. To do this, click &#8220;edit&#8221; next to &#8220;Who can see your future posts?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>First, go to your privacy settings. From the menu that opens, click &#8220;Privacy Shortcuts.&#8221; From here, you can see the familiar privacy options. Click &#8220;See More Settings&#8221; to access a more robust menu. Then, select Limit Past Posts. That&#8217;s it! Now your old posts are only viewable to your friends. And they can&#8217;t see anything that you&#8217;ve posted in the past two years.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Locking_down_search_engine_links\"><\/span>Locking down search engine links<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re worried that your teenager is exposing private information on Facebook, there&#8217;s a way to lock down search engine links in a private account. By turning off these links, you&#8217;ll limit what people can see on your timeline, and you can also control who can tag you in posts. However, it&#8217;s important to note that you may need to wait a few weeks before your changes take effect. In the meantime, the information you posted on Facebook will still be visible in search engine results.<\/p>\n<p>In 2013, Facebook made all user profiles searchable. To prevent search engines from listing your profile, you can lock down the links that appear when people enter your name. To do so, log in to your Facebook account and choose privacy. To lock down search engine links, select the option to make your profile visible only to friends. Then, select the privacy settings you&#8217;d like. 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