Every Facebook user knows some people that they have to accept as friends only out of social obligation, even if they don't like their posts that crowd the notifications section daily. Fortunately, the social network allows you to politely get away from these cyber-friends by deactivating the "Follow" function or by adding their profile to the "Acquaintances" list. Remember that these people are still able to read and comment on your posts, but you won't be forced to see theirs anymore.
Steps
Method 1 of 5: Stop Following a Friend
Step 1. Open the Facebook page
The easiest way to free the news section from the posts of a boring friend is to access their profile and deactivate the "Follow already" function; this is a similar option to "mute" a Twitter account.
If you are not logged in, you must first enter your email address and password
Step 2. Type the friend's name in the search bar
It is located at the top of the screen. If he has recently posted something, you can click on his name directly from the news section; both of these operations lead back to your profile page.
Step 3. Click on the "Follow Already" button located at the top of the page
It should be to the right of the name.
If you are browsing from a mobile application, the button is located under your name and profile photo
Step 4. Click or tap the "Unfollow" option that appears in the drop-down menu
This way, you no longer receive notifications of his new posts, but keep the friendship on Facebook!
It may be necessary to update the news section to make those related to the friend disappear
Method 2 of 5: Unfollowing More Than One Friend (From Desktop)
Step 1. Open the Facebook page
If you want to stop following dozens of friends who may continue to talk about politics or whatever the reason is, you can turn off notifications from several people at once, using the Facebook menu.
If you are not logged in yet, enter your credentials
Step 2. Click on the menu button
This is a downward arrow icon located in the upper right corner of the screen; clicking on it opens a drop-down menu with the general settings of the social network.
Step 3. Select "News section preferences"
By doing so, you access a small menu with settings related to this section.
Step 4. Click on "Unfollow people to hide their posts"
At this point, you can view the list of all your friends.
Step 5. Click on the friends you no longer wish to follow
Remember that the system does not ask for confirmation before executing the command.
Click on "Finish" at the end of the selection. From this moment, you no longer see their publications
Step 6. Go back to the news page
You probably need to update it to see the changes.
Method 3 of 5: Unfollowing More Than One Friend (from Mobile Device)
Step 1. Tap the Facebook icon to open the application
You can unfollow more than one friend using the menu.
If you are not logged in yet, enter your email address and password
Step 2. Tap the Facebook menu icon
It is represented by three overlapping horizontal segments, which are located in the upper right corner of the screen; this operation allows you to access the menu.
Step 3. Tap the "Settings" option
The Facebook settings page opens.
Step 4. Select "News Section Preferences"
At this point, some options appear to change the appearance of that section.
Step 5. Tap "Unfollow people to hide their posts"
This opens a menu with a list of all your Facebook friends.
Step 6. Unfollow as many friends as you want
To do this, you can tap their name on the list; remember that the application does not ask for confirmation of the command before executing it.
Step 7. When done, select "Done"
You should no longer see these friends' posts in the news section.
You may need to close and reopen the application for the new settings to take effect
Method 4 of 5: Add Friends to the List of Acquaintances
Step 1. Open the Facebook page
The "Acquaintances" list allows you to minimize the priority of the posts of the people who are part of it, which means that there is a good chance that you will never be able to see their publications.
If you haven't entered your login credentials yet, do so right now
Step 2. Click on the "Friends Lists" label
It is located on the left side of the screen and by selecting it you have access to groups of friends.
Step 3. Click on the word "Acquaintances"
It should be at the top of the page.
Step 4. Select the "Add Friends to List" button
You can see it in the center of the page, selecting it opens a new window with a search field in the upper right corner, where you can type the name of the people you want to add to the list.
Step 5. Click on the friend's name to add them to "Acquaintances"
You can transfer as many people as you like to this list.
Step 6. When done, go back to the news section
You may need to refresh your Facebook page to get rid of posts from acquaintances.
When posting a status, you can click on the privacy settings button located next to the "Post" button and select the "Friends except acquaintances" option to prevent low priority people from seeing your update. You may need to select the "More Options" function to access these settings
Method 5 of 5: Prevent Friends from Seeing Posts
Step 1. Open the Facebook page
If you don't want to block your friend, you can prevent them from seeing some specific publications by changing the "Who can see this content?" Settings. in the state field.
If you are using the mobile application, tap the "Facebook" icon to open it
Step 2. Open the field to type the status
It is located at the top of the screen and usually says "What are you thinking about?".
On the mobile application you have to tap the space to see these options
Step 3. Click on the "Friends" button located below the status entry field
A drop-down menu opens with different options for who can view the post.
If you are using a mobile app, tap the "Friends" button located under your name in the upper left corner
Step 4. Click on "More options" and then on "Custom"
This setting allows you to exclude some people, so that they cannot read your status.
- On the mobile application you have to tap the word "Friends except".
- If you are creating a post in which you plan to tag a user, consider unchecking the "Friends of tagged people" option to prevent friends of friends from reading it.
Step 5. Type the name of the person you want to exclude
You must do it in the field below the message "Do not share with"; you can add as many friends as you like.
On the mobile app, simply tap the circle to the left of each friend you want to block from seeing your update
Step 6. Click on "Save Changes" when you are done selecting people
This operation changes the default post sharing setting to "Custom"; you can change it again so that all friends can read the posts whenever you want, by accessing the same menu.
