can you block someone from seeing your name on facebook?
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Click the "Who can look up your profile by name or contact info?" drop-down menu and select "Friends of Friends" or "Friends" to limit the people who can view your Facebook profile. This hides your profile from being visible in public searches on Facebook or from search engines like Google.
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Click on your name at the top of the page, then Activity Log, and set the filter to Friends. Use the gear menu and uncheck the places where you do not want friend activity to appear. The only way to stop facebook notifying your friends of your friendship changes is to make your friends list private.
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['Tap at the bottom right of Facebook.', 'Tap Settings & Privacy > Settings.', 'Scroll down to Privacy and tap Blocking.', "Enter the person's name and tap Block.", 'On the search results page, find the person you want to block and tap Block.', 'Tap Block again to confirm your decision.']
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If the person you want to block isn't on your Friends list, search for them by tapping the magnifying glass next to the word "Friends" at the top of the screen and typing their username. Once you find them, tap and hold on their name, select "More," and press "Block."
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['Go to the Friends tab on your timeline (at the top: Timeline, About, Photos, Friends).', 'Click on the pencil icon just to the top right of this friends list and select "Edit Privacy".', 'Change the visibility as you like.']
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['Click "account" in the upper right corner of your Facebook page.', 'Select "privacy settings."', 'Under "block lists" at the bottom center of the page, click "edit your lists."', 'At the top, under "block users," add the name or e-mail address of the person you\'d like to block.', 'Click "block."']
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['Go to Account –> Privacy Settings.', 'Select the “Block Lists” section at the bottom of the screen.', 'In the “Block Users” section you can enter their name (as it appears in Facebook) and/or email address.', 'Select “Block”']
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['Go to your profile. Click your name in the top-right side of the Facebook page.', 'Click the Photos tab. ... ', 'Click the Album tab. ... ', 'Find an album that you want to make private. ... ', 'Click ⋯. ... ', 'Click Edit. ... ', 'Click the "Privacy" drop-down box. ... ', 'Click Only me.']
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Customizing What Limited Profile Friends See Once you've added at least one friend to the limited profile list, select "Privacy Settings" from the "Account" drop-down menu. Select "Custom" from under "Control Your Default Privacy," then type "Limited Profile" into the "Hide This From" field.
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If you want to prevent someone from seeing anything you post to your story in the future, simply head to your profile and open your account settings. Next, tap Privacy. And then Story. Tap the number of people next to Hide Story From.
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['Open the profile of the person whom you want to restrict from seeing your post.', 'Click the “…” button on the upper right corner.', 'Click “Restrict” button.', 'After that, you will see a pop-up showing “Restrict Account” to stop that person from seeing your posts.']
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In most cases, blocking a person is easy – you simply click on their profile and use the “Block” option. However, if that person has blocked you, then you won't be able to see their profile. That means that they can continue to view your profile while they are completely “invisible” to you.
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['If you want to prevent someone from seeing anything you post to your story in the future, simply head to your profile and open your account settings.', 'Tap the number of people next to Hide Story From.', "Select the people you'd like to hide your story from, then tap Done."]
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No problem. Just click the button immediately to the left of the blue “Post” button when typing a status update. Just like using the Privacy Settings page, you can choose to block individual people from seeing the post using the “custom” option. Think of it as giving your boss a brief social timeout.
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['Click your name. Your first name should be in the upper-right side of the Facebook page. ... ', 'Scroll down to the photo you want to hide and click. . ... ', "Click Hide from Timeline. It's near the middle of the drop-down menu.", 'Click Hide when prompted.']
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['Tap in the bottom right of Facebook.', 'Tap Settings & Privacy > Settings.', 'Scroll down to Privacy and tap Blocking.', "Enter the person's name and tap Block.", 'On the search results page, find the person you want to block and tap Block.', 'Tap Block again to confirm your decision.']
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['On the Privacy Settings and Tools screen, click Edit next to Who can see your friends list? ... ', 'Select either Friends or Only me to keep your friends list private. ... ', 'Alternatively, go to your Facebook profile page.']