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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…]

How to quickly spot a fake Facebook profile

Posted on March 29, 2025

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As you surely know by now, there are numerous crooks, spammers and scammers using Facebook to perpetrate scams and hoaxes on innocent people.

The miscreants use various methods and tools to scam their victims, and one of their favorite tools is fake Facebook profiles.

Fake profiles typically take one of two forms: [Read more…]

This tool can help you stay safe while using Messenger

Posted on March 23, 2025

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By now you’re probably aware that Facebook and other popular social media sites are favorite playgrounds for the hackers and scammers of the world.

Unfortunately, those same miscreants are using Facebook’s hugely-popular Messenger app to perpetrate their evil deeds as well.

I’ve written about several dangerous Messenger-related scams and hoaxes in the past, and I’ll continue bringing you the information you need to avoid the new ones that will inevitably pop up in the future.

But today I want to tell you about a valuable resource that Facebook has created that can help you recognize many new scams the first time you see them pop up in your Messenger inbox.

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Q&A: Can I block the posts from a Facebook page without ‘unliking’ the page?

Posted on March 17, 2025

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Question from Anita:  I have a very dear friend who recently put up a Facebook page for her business. She asked me to “Like” her page, and I did.

Now I receive at least a dozen posts from her page in my news feed every day, and to be honest I have no interest whatsoever in the things she is selling.

Is there any way to block the posts from her page without having to “Unlike” it? I care very much about this person and I really don’t want to hurt her feelings if I can help it.

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Why you should avoid ‘Quiz’ posts on Facebook

Posted on March 10, 2025

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If you’ve been on Facebook for a while you’ve probably seen a wide variety of quiz-style posts pop up in your Newsfeed.

There are many variations of these posts, but the most common ones are of the “What is your spirit animal?” or “Which celebrity do you look like?” variety.

These posts can seem like they’re nothing more than just a bit of innocent fun, but the truth is some of them are quite dangerous. [Read more…]

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