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How to report a fake (clone) Facebook profile

Posted on November 7, 2026

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If you’ve been using Facebook for more than ten minutes you’re probably aware that scammers are constantly cloning folks’ profiles to create new fake profiles in their names.

They then send friend requests from the fake profile to everyone that’s on the real account’s Friends List.

After several people have accepted the fraudulent friend requests the scammer will then use the fake profile to target those “friends” with all manner of scams and hoaxes.

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How to link to just one specific Facebook post

Posted on July 13, 2026

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Have you ever read a Facebook post and wanted to link directly to it for some reason?

Sure, Facebook makes it easy to share a post with your friends, but what if you’d like someone who isn’t on your friends list to see it?

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How to disable auto-playing videos in the Facebook app

Posted on May 4, 2026

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It seems like Facebook is constantly making changes to our Newsfeeds. Every once in a while they’ll make a change I actually like, but most of their changes end up irritating me in some way.

One of the changes I detest most is how videos now start playing automatically when they scroll into view on our Newsfeeds.

Several people have asked me recently how to prevent the Facebook mobile app from automatically playing videos after they scroll into view. [Read more…]

Reminder: Getting a new device doesn’t mean you need a new Facebook account

Posted on April 10, 2026

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Have you ever noticed that some Facebook users have multiple accounts?

While some of these duplicate accounts are due to the rampant epidemic of account cloning fraud, many duplicate accounts were actually created by the legitimate account holder because they think they need to open a new account every time they get a new computer, phone or tablet.

But truth be told, getting a new device doesn’t mean you’ll need a new Facebook account because your account isn’t tied to any specific device. [Read more…]

How (and why) to ‘Memorialize’ a deceased loved one’s Facebook account

Posted on April 9, 2026

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When a loved on passes on, there are many issues that the deceased’s loved ones must deal with, some of which must be dealt with in a hurry.

While it’s far from the most important thing on the list, something that does need to dealt with as soon as possible is the future of the deceased’s Facebook account.

While it isn’t anywhere near as important as burial and financial issues, your departed loved one’s Facebook account needs to be “memorialized” as soon as possible in order to prevent hackers and malicious acquaintances from taking control of the account.

This is what happens when Facebook memorializes an account: [Read more…]