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Q&A: How do I block the ‘Memories’ of just one person on Facebook?

Posted on September 8, 2021

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Question from Carla: A couple of years ago I had a really bad breakup with an ex. It hurt me so much I ended up in therapy.

We were together for 9 years and I have thousands of posts on my Timeline about the things we did together, and it seems like one of them is always popping up as a “Memory”.

Every time one of those bad memories pops up it puts me in a funk for the rest of the day.

I know I could never go through my Timeline and delete all those disturbing posts.

My question: Is it possible to block all of those posts about my ex from showing up as Memories on my Facebook newsfeed but still allow other ‘good’ posts to come up as Memories? [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I disable the sound on the Facebook ‘Like’ button?

Posted on September 2, 2021

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Question from Eloise: I recently started using the Facebook app on my phone and there’s something that’s really bugging me.

Every time I “Like” something it makes an annoying popping sound and it’s driving me bonkers.

Surely there’s some way to stop it from making that sound. Can you tell me how to do it?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware the ‘Unlimited Lifetime Google Drive Account’ scam on Facebook

Posted on July 25, 2021

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As you probably know by now, the scammers of the world love to target Facebook users simply because there are so many potential victims on there.

There’s a recurring scam that’s making the rounds yet again, and this one is very easy to fall for if you aren’t careful.

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How to avoid falling for hoaxes and scams on Facebook

Posted on April 14, 2021

Facebook consists of a vast community of “friends” who are interconnected to one another in a multitude of ways.

The whole thing can be both overwhelming and amazing.

Throughout a typical Facebook session we can see people we don’t even know pop up out of the digital woodwork to comment on and “Like” things that we or our friends have posted.

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Facebook acting strange? It could be a malicious app.

Posted on April 11, 2021

There are many ways for hackers and scammers to use your Facebook account to do malicious things, and make it appear that YOU are the culprit.

Most hackers simply find a way to break into your account and use it to publish SPAM posts and malicious links or spread malware to your friends via chat or instant messages.

Luckily, those hackers and scammers can be easily kicked off and locked out of your account by changing your password and enabling Two-Factor Authentication, but the truly devious miscreants can cause you all kinds of grief long after you’ve booted them off and locked them out of your account.

Yes, the really serious hackers can actually keep using your account to send SPAM and spread malware even without being able to log back in to your account!

And how they do that just might surprise you… [Read more…]

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