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Anshuman Jain
This article shows how you can make your Facebook posts more shareable by changing the privacy settings from friends or Only me to Public. If the public option is grayed out, it means your profile is locked, and you must unlock it to allow public sharing.
Turning off commenting on your Facebook posts is an efficient and easy way of preventing trolls and online bullies from getting to you. To do so on your public Facebook posts, head over to a Facebook post of yours and tap on three-dot menu -> Who can comment on your post? -> Profiles and Pages you mention -> Done. However, do note that this setting, once applied to a post, will not apply to all your posts. Also, do note that to see the Who can comment on your post option, you will need to keep your account public. Else, you won't be able to see this setting.
Facebook Spied on Snapchat Users With Its Secret Project: Documents Reveal
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Recently-published documents reveal that the company-owned application Facebook spied on Snapchat traffic of users in one of its secret projects. Project Ghostbusters was Facebook's secret project launched in 2016 and was developed to collect and decipher the traffic between Snapchat's servers and users. The firm used Onavo to create kits that would do MITM attacks to get sensitive user data, including their passwords!
You can hide your Facebook posts from the past that you now find embarrassing and remove it from your timeline. You can always bring it back to your profile but doing so requires you to visit your account's Activity log and scroll through your list of hidden posts. When you actually find it, you can use the Add to profile option to restore it to your Facebook timeline.
To delete your Facebook account permanently, you need to first backup your data and unlink third party apps from your Facebook account for privacy reasons. Then you can move on to the steps to delete the account. The deletion process takes 30 days, after which it gets initiated and cannot be reversed.
You can use Events on Facebook to create and manage gatherings. To create an event, choose its privacy, add a location or virtual link, and invite guests. Users can also add co-hosts or enable chat with guests. Facebook Events can also be used to discover ongoing events.
If you are ready to mend things with someone, you have had a bad blood with, unblocking them on Facebook (if you have blocked them) is a good idea. You can do so from both the Facebook web and mobile apps. However, it is easier on the latter. Head to the Settings panel and locate the Blocking tab. Select it to see the complete list of users you have blocked on Facebook. Next, hit the Unblock button beside the usernames of users you want to unblock. And in the confirmation window, hit Unblock again.
How to Block Someone on Facebook (Android, iOS, and Web)
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Sagnik Das Gupta
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If someone is giving you hell on Facebook, you can choose to easily block them on the platform for the sake of your own wellbeing. Moreover, whether you use Facebook on the web or through the mobile app for Android or iOS, blocking someone on the platform can be done via either. You can block someone directly by giving their Facebook profile a visit. Or, you can simply head over to your Facebook Settings -> Blocking -> Block users -> Add to Blocked List -> Search for the user you want to block -> Block button.
Facebook recently added a new 'chirping' sound with the latest update which plays while scrolling through the newsfeed on the app. The sound is intended to provide additional audio cues while swiping. However, not all users enjoy it and some find it obnoxious. To disable the feature, open the Facebook app, go to Settings & Privacy, then Settings, then Media, and toggle the Sounds for Apps option off.
Facebook has introduced a new link history feature on Android and iOS. Using this feature, users can see a list of all the websites they have visited in the browser within the Facebook mobile app. So, every time you tap on a link within the app, it appears in the link history section. However, this is not exactly great for your social media privacy. So, if you want to turn it off, open the Facebook app and go to Menu (in the top right corner on Android and bottom left on iOS) -> Settings & privacy -> Settings -> Browser -> toggle off allow link history -> Don't allow.
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