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Q&A: Can I prevent strangers from commenting on my Facebook posts?

Posted on November 21, 2021

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Question from Tammy:  I don’t like it when people I don’t know comment on my Facebook posts and sort of take them over.

Is there any way to prevent people I’m not friends with on there from leaving comments on my posts?

Rick’s answer:  Tammy, while there indeed is a setting for limiting who can comment on your posts, in my humble opinion the best (and safest) course of action is to prevent strangers (i.e. people who aren’t on your Friends list) from seeing your posts in the first place.

If they can’t see your posts, they obviously can’t comment on them either.

If you’d like to make this change, just follow the steps below for the device you’re using.

Note: You can find these settings by navigating Facebook’s Settings menus, but Facebook tends to change those menus right along with every change in the weather. The procedures listed below should work regardless of any changes Facebook might make in the future.

If you’re using Facebook in a web browser on a laptop or desktop computer:

1 – Sign into Facebook with your favorite web browser and then type (or copy and paste) this URL into the address bar:

https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=posts

2 – Change the “Who can see your future posts?” setting to Friends.

3 – Click Done.

If you’re the Facebook app on a mobile device:

1 – Sign into Facebook with your favorite browser and type (or copy and paste) this URL into the address bar:

https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=posts

2 – Scroll down and tap Posts.

3 – Change the “Who can see your future posts?” setting to Friends.

That’s all there is to it. From now on only people who are on your Friends List will be able to see your future posts (and leave comments on them).

I hope this helps, Tammy. Good luck!

 







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