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How (and why) to hide your Friends List on Facebook

Posted on April 8, 2025

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By default, any Facebook user who can see your profile can view your friend list as well.

With Facebook privacy being talked about in the news almost daily, many users are now hiding their Facebook Friend Lists from the public in order to protect the privacy of everyone on the list.

Hiding your Friends List will also provide another huge benefit: Scammers won’t be tempted to clone your account and use the fake account to scam your friends!

If you’d like to hide your friend list from prying eyes, just follow the steps below that apply to your device. [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I keep my Facebook friends from being notified when I add a new friend?

Posted on September 15, 2019

Question from Dennis J.:  Hi Rick. I have a quick question about Facebook and I’m hoping you can answer it for me.

Is there any way to keep my Facebook friends from being notified when I add a new friend? Some of them get jealous when I add certain people.

If you can tell me how to prevent the new friend notifications from being sent out I’ll appreciate it more than you know.

Rick’s answer:   [Read more…]






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