We all have that one (or more) friend who doesn\u2019t know when to stop. Be it political rants you don\u2019t want to read every day or an aged parent who has discovered the joys of posting about everything they do. You don\u2019t want to unfriend them \u2013 they would definitely notice! But you\u2019re tired of their drama (or over-shares).<\/p>\n
So instead you can Unfollow<\/em> them!<\/p>\n You will still be friends on Facebook, but you won\u2019t see their posts in your news feed any longer.<\/p>\n Go to their profile. Find the box that says \u201cfollowing\u201d. Click it and select \u201cunfollow\u201d. You can still visit their profile and see what they\u2019re posting if you want to, but it\u2019s not in your news feed. You can also unfollow them right in your news feed.<\/p>\n See your Besties First <\/strong><\/p>\n Just like we all have someone whose posts annoy us, we also all have our favourite updates to read. If you want to make sure you never miss a post from that best friend of yours you can set them to always appear at the top of your news feed.<\/p>\n Visit your friend\u2019s profile, find the box that says \u201cfollowing\u201d. Click it, and select \u201cSee First\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n If you really really<\/em> don\u2019t want to miss someone\u2019s posts (for example your teen aged daughter\u2019s updates) you can choose to Get Notifications<\/strong> every time they post.<\/p>\n Opt Out of Irrelevant Ads<\/strong><\/p>\n Instead of being annoyed by irrelevant Facebook ads, you can use the fact that Facebook advertises to make your life easier. How? By adjusting the settings on the ads you see, so that you only see things that you are actually interested in. Alternatively, you can stop seeing targeted ads and only see general ads. It\u2019s up to you. Go to your Facebook Settings (Small drop-down arrow in the top-right of Facebook\u2019s window) and Select Ads, then Ad Settings. Take a read through the page that opens up and select what you do (and don\u2019t) want to see. If you are tired of being re-marketed to from every web page you visited before Facebook, just set the first two options to \u201cNo\u201d and \u201cNo One\u201d.<\/p>\n Be Selective about who you share with <\/strong><\/p>\n So your boss \/ Dad \/ boyfriend\u2019s Mom made friends with you on Facebook. You probably don\u2019t want them seeing every last thing you post, but you still want to share with your friends. No problem.<\/p>\n Go to your Friends list and next to the person\u2019s face, click the little box. You can then add them to a list such as \u201cacquaintances\u201d or \u201cclose friends\u201d or create your own unique list. Then next time you post, on the post itself, select audience \u201cFriends except\u2026\u201d. Your posts will be hidden from the deselected people. You can also change it up as you go along so that some posts are shared to all, and others aren\u2019t.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Update your Privacy Settings<\/strong><\/p>\n You\u2019ve probably already found your privacy settings in Facebook. But it\u2019s worthwhile checking them periodically. You will find that there are a lot of different settings from who can see your stuff to who can tag you, who can post to your wall, and your notification settings. These are endlessly useful for turning off annoying notifications that you don\u2019t really want to be getting.<\/p>\n Check what your Profile looks like to others<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Look out for the lightning bolt next to some articles on the mobile app. The lightning bolt indicates that the article is an Instant Article and will load inside the Facebook app, rather than redirecting, so that you can read it right then and there.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tell those annoying threads to zip it<\/strong><\/p>\n We\u2019ve all done it \u2013 commented on a popular post, and then received an endless stream of notifications every time someone else comments on it, too. Luckily you can turn off notifications for individual posts. All you have to do is find the small drop-down on the top right of the post, click it, and select \u201cturn off notifications for this post\u201d. You can also use this function to turn ON notifications for a post that you haven\u2019t commented on.<\/p>\n Toggle between Top and Most Recent Stories<\/strong><\/p>\n We usually get served the Top Stories (most popular) when we visit our news feed. To get different stories appearing in your feed, you can toggle between Top Stories <\/strong>and Most Recent Stories. <\/strong>The app will now temporarily show you all the most recent stories. You will have to do this frequently, though, because it automatically resets to Top Stories<\/strong>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/unfollow-friend.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>After you\u2019ve finished adjusting your account privacy settings, you can choose to \u201cview as\u201d either a specific person or as \u201cpublic\u201d. This allows you to see what others see when they look at your profile, and adjust accordingly. You can find this function in the drop down next to your profile on the top right-hand side of the screen.<\/p>\n<\/a>Read In-App Articles on your Phone<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n