On Facebook, notifications are messages or updates, which inform about the activities of your friends, applications, pages and other groups that you subscribe to on Facebook. Sometimes, Facebook notifications can get very annoying if you subscribe to different pages and groups, and they can crowd the inbox of your personal email account or the notification menu on your Facebook page. Currently, Facebook allows you to manage notifications and block or unsubscribe from pages and updates that no longer interest you. Keep reading this article to learn about the different methods to block Facebook notifications.
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Method 1: Notification Settings

Step 1. Log into your Facebook account using your email address and password
To log in to Facebook, go to the "Facebook" site

Step 2. Click on the down arrow located at the top right of the Facebook session

Step 3. Click on "Settings"

Step 4. Click on "Notifications" inside the left sidebar
You will be presented with a list of all categories with notification currently active on Facebook.

Step 5. Click on "Edit" to the right of all categories with notification
You will be able to view active notifications for that particular category.

Step 6. Click directly on the check mark next to each type of notification you want to block
This action will block notifications from being sent to your inbox and Facebook notification center.

Step 7. Click on "Save changes" at the bottom of each notification category
Method 2 of 3: Method 2: News

Step 1. Log into Facebook with your username and password

Step 2. Click on "Home" in the upper right corner

Step 3. Click on "News" on the left side of the Facebook session

Step 4. Browse the news you want to block

Step 5. Hover your cursor over the top right arrow pointing down for that particular notification

Step 6. Click on the arrow to display a drop-down menu with different options

Step 7. Select the Unfollow option to hide that particular application, group or user
In the future, all notifications regarding the user, group or page you have chosen to hide will be blocked.
Method 3 of 3: Method 3: Inbox

Step 1. Log in to the home page of your Facebook account

Step 2. Click on the globe icon located in the upper left corner of your Facebook profile
This icon will show a list of notifications received.

Step 3. Find the type of notification you want to block

Step 4. Place your cursor on the right side of the notification you want to block
An "X" will be displayed.

Step 5. Click directly on the "X" to disable notifications from that particular user
You will no longer receive notifications from that user in the future.