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Facebook – control posts on your timeline

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Have you ever something posted on your Facebook Timeline that wasn’t appropriate? Something that upset you? Have you recently been tagged in some crazy photo or video? Here’s how to stop things like this from ruining your day.

1. Head over to your Account Settings:

Click on the gear (settings) then Account Settings.
Click on the gear (settings) then Account Settings.

 

2. Click on Timeline and Tagging:

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Timeline and Tagging.

 

3. Click on the word Edit up on the right. Start at the top and work down.

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Click on Edit.

 

4. Who can add things to my Timeline? You can choose to block all of your friends. Unfortunately, you can’t block only some of your friends. It’s all or nothing.

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Tough decision here, right?

 

5. If you choose to allow your friends to post on your Facebook Timeline, make sure you also choose to review those posts:

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Review posts before they show up on your Timeline. Read the warning note, though.

 

TIP: Make sure you read the note in the photo above, the one that says that nothing is private on Facebook. Quote: Note: This only controls what’s allowed on your timeline. Posts you’re tagged in still appear in search, news feed and other places on Facebook.

6. Limit visibility of posts that you’ve been tagged in:

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Set this to ‘Only Me’. No one else has to see the posts, right?

 

7. Continue on down the list and edit each one so that they match your own level of security and privacy. Here is an important one:

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Make sure you review tags on your own posts BEFORE they show up on your Timeline.

 

We hope this tour of your Timeline privacy settings helps you keep unwanted posts and tags off your Facebook page. Remember that you can block someone who posts troublesome things on your Timeline. Choose your friends wisely, right?

Thanks for reading!

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