Facebook Privacy Settings: Lock, Hide, Block, Restrict
How to lock your Facebook profile, make it private, block or restrict someone, control post visibility, and check what strangers can still see on your account.
All Privacy guides (18)
Can You See Who Viewed Your Facebook Profile?No complete named Facebook profile-viewer list exists. Learn what Story, Live, insight, suggestion, source-code, and third-party signals can—and cannot—show.Updated 2026-08-29
Does Facebook Notify Screenshots? What Is Actually DetectedFacebook does not notify anyone when you screenshot posts, profiles, or normal messages. The one real exception, and what people actually get caught by.Updated 2026-08-24
Facebook Privacy Settings ChecklistA practical checklist for reviewing Facebook privacy settings without connecting any app or API.Updated 2026-07-18
Facebook Story Viewer: Privacy and Safety GuideUnderstand what Facebook story viewer searches usually mean, what privacy limits apply, and why third-party viewer tools are risky.Updated 2026-07-18
How to Block Someone on FacebookA simple guide to blocking someone on Facebook and understanding what blocking does.Updated 2026-07-18- How to Hide Your Friends List on FacebookHide your Facebook friends list from public view, or from specific people, without unfriending anyone. The setting that controls it and what it does not hide.Updated 2026-08-24
How to Lock Your Facebook Profile (and What to Do If You Cannot)See whether Profile Lock is available, what it changes, and which manual privacy controls can reduce similar exposure when the feature is absent.Updated 2026-08-29- How to Make a Facebook Post ShareableMake a Facebook post shareable by setting its audience to Public — the Share button only appears on public posts. Where the setting is, and why it may be missing.Updated 2026-08-24
How to Make Your Facebook Profile PrivateUse this guide to make your Facebook profile more private and reduce what strangers can see.Updated 2026-07-18- How to Mute Someone on FacebookMute a person, Page, or group on Facebook to quiet notifications without unfollowing, unfriending, or letting them know. How it differs from snooze and unfollow.Updated 2026-08-24
How to Post Anonymously on FacebookLearn when anonymous posting is available on Facebook and what privacy limits still apply.Updated 2026-07-18- How to Restrict Someone on FacebookRestrict someone on Facebook so they stay a friend but only see your public posts, with no notification. How it differs from unfriending, blocking, and muting.Updated 2026-08-24
- How to See Who Shared Your Facebook PostSee who shared your Facebook post from the share count under it, and why the list is often incomplete once a share is re-shared further down the chain.Updated 2026-08-24
- How to Tell If Someone Blocked You on FacebookFacebook does not tell you when someone blocks you. The indirect signs that suggest it, and why each one has an innocent explanation too.Updated 2026-08-24
- How to Turn Off Comments on a Facebook PostTurn off comments on a Facebook post from the audience menu, or limit who can comment instead of disabling them entirely. Works on individual posts and Pages.Updated 2026-08-24
How to Unblock Someone on FacebookUnblock someone on Facebook from the blocking list, what changes when you do, the 48-hour re-block wait, and why unblocking does not restore the friendship.Updated 2026-08-24- How to Unfollow Someone on Facebook (Without Unfriending)Unfollow a friend on Facebook to stop seeing their posts while staying friends. The difference from unfriending, restricting, and snoozing, and how to undo it.Updated 2026-08-24
- How to Unfriend Someone on FacebookUnfriend someone on Facebook from their profile or your friends list, whether they are notified, and how unfriending compares to unfollowing and blocking.Updated 2026-08-24