By default, on Facebook, everyone can see who everyone else is friends with. Search the community and support articles. Thanks in advance Usually these accounts – real or fake – will friend-request someone and when your friend sees they have a mutual friend in you, they’re more likely to accept the request, since they trust your judgement. I spend most of my time focused on business use of Facebook and not personal. it shows that I have 11 friends on the top of the page but in the subsequent Friends menu below, it says “No friends to show”. I have done this and in the VIEW AS the friends list is there. I actually want to delete them – how do I do it? In order to see all of your friends' posts, you have to create a custom list and put all of your friends in it. I might just do that!!! Usually things are Friends only so only people who are your friends AND her friend would see. Then you will still stay friends with them but their posts will not show up. Many people have their settings so that only people with mutual friends or even only people who have their email address can see them. Or maybe making it so I can only see what one of my friends like or comment on my page. I know what it is like to be worried about this stuff! You can go to the person in question and click on the Friends button – then UNcheck the Show in Newsfeed option. I noticed on some of my friends FB site it does not show the total amount of friends. But I have one more problem and I want your suggestion. Hi MS, That’s a tough one – I’m not really sure why your comments on your own posts wouldn’t appear in the ticker, especially if they are appearing in the News Feed. The scammers today target your contact lists either through creating fake accounts that mimic real people’s accounts or just create a profile that is believable. 4. Here's how anyone can use account deactivations as a creepy spying tool. Go to your profile, click the Activity Log button on your cover image, then click the little gray MORE on the left sidebar under Comments, and then click Friends. I spend most of my time focused on business use of Facebook and not personal. Thanks, Karen! You cannot hide only one friendship. I’ve changed my settings thanks to your article. Step by Step Instructions for Hiding Your Friend List, Arla DeField - SayingNoWithoutFeelingGuilty.com, https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153640428335471&set=a.10150651958600471.691120.644775470&type=1, https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads, How to Comment, Like and Share on LinkedIn As Your Company Page, Facebook Parties for Direct Sellers from a Business Page. I have a person I want to add to my Friends. Share your experience or any other solutions you’ve come up with in the comments. How to hide this please answer me madam? I have noticed this unusual problem on my profile page for “friends”. Now, I can manage my lists better and friend him again. When I post a link to my to a group I belong to, some of my friends’ profile pics appear (those who have liked my page). For more information on this issue, visit Facecrooks’ article, Fake Facebook Profiles and Pages. He would not show up on anyone’s list then as a friend unless you are mutual friends. I've tested all of this. You can go to settings, on the left side where it says blocking, click on that. Hi thanks for the advice which worked straight away on my sons fb page, however there is no option like this on my fb page. Select Only Me from the dropdown menu. Plus, put him in the restricted area too. The only way they could see anyone who likes your page is if they were already friends with that person. Ugh! I am really not sure, unless it is some kind of Facebook glitch. Jean says. Sarah writes: OK, something weird is going on with Facebook, and I only noticed because today is my birthday and no one posted anything to my Facebook timeline. Is there a way to keep people from mining your event pages for leads? Thanks for the article, Karen! This can range from professional scams down to “real life” fringe friends simply wanting to market to the friends of people they come across. You are welcome everyone! I believe that has to do with the OTHER person’s privacy settings. But if We have any mutual friend,then My Friend can see them (list of mutual Friend). Glad this was helpful for you! If you choose RESTRICTED then they can ONLY see posts you mark as Public – they will not see any posts marked as going to “friends” that way. Yes – Go to your Friends Tab, click the pencil on the right and then Edit Privacy. LOL! Facebook may be implementing a software update, temporarily reducing your ability to connect. And to still allow you to mark it as Only Me but not actually have it be visible to Only You … Makes me wonder what else we think is private (or semi-) but isn’t. You are welcome! And the friend hiding feature of Facebook allow users to only display mutual friends in friends list. Yes you are right it may seem suspicious. This can be accomplished without blocking them. 1) Only accept friend requests from either people you know or who have interacted with you in some way online or offline. That should help! There are several things that might be going on. I get some strange followers & I wonder if they are real. How can 2 people b friends and friend#1 is shown on friend #2s friend list but friend #2 does not appear on friend#1s list as if he doesnt exist?My boyfriend befriended a girl and she appears on his list but he doest appear on hers.Did she hide it thinking i wouldnt know or did she keep him as friendbut block his posts from showing on her news or what?If she unfriend or blocked him she wouldnt appear on his list would she?Help,something suspicious!! This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. So could you plz help me out and more over i m not at all getting notifications from friends regarding their activities (like posts,profile pics changes etc.. ). You can only hide your personal connections. I’ve been tearing my hair out lol I keep getting creeps on my FB. Whenever I make changes I always chose “me only” but am wondering if I ever chose to make something visable to friends again does it broadcast it on newsfeeds like new information or does it just happen to make it visable if they visit my personal page? Sorry I can’t be of more help. Ahh yes if there are mutual friends they will see who the mutual friends are. Kindly help. So there is no way to control who you can and cannot see. If a Facebook friend’s friend list says “no friends to show”, does it mean their friend list is hidden from all their friends, or is it just hidden from me? Maybe they are a member of a group you are in, or commented on your fan page, or they attended an event where you were or otherwise know you. Cause of i this matter i been disappear from Facebook for quite long time . I just posted about this today here https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153640428335471&set=a.10150651958600471.691120.644775470&type=1. These other things are not broadcast as stories. And if that’s the case, can they change that so you cant see it (and therefore does it reduce the number of friends on your mutual friends list). Good luck! Why can’t my friends post “Happy birthday!” on my Facebook timeline? Good idea to do something about how to tell a fake page/profile! Only if you have your entire friends list hidden as explained above. Thank you. Hi! The only way to come close to that would be to exclude that 1 friend from even SEEing the posts. Learn how your comment data is processed. If they have theirs set so that no one can see their friends except them, then they would not show up in the friend count. Sometimes you can’t tell just by looking at someone’s profile – message them back and ask what the connection might be. Wow that is strange… If they are both personal Facebook accounts it should work… I have my friends in “lists” also and it works. Not sure why that would be the case as i want my friends list only to be visible to me. and click Edit to the far right. Its such an helpful instructions I got from you. I can't see all my contacts linked to my Facebook at the right side, which is why I can't start a chat with any of them. Have you had any experience with friend poaching or been a victim of data mining? Mam, Only you are seeing it – everyone will see something different based on who of THEIR friends have liked your page. It drives me nuts because I want to know why I have this “hidden friend”. Now I am really glad I haven’t. In the left column, click Timeline and Tagging. Friend lists are for your use only; friends are not notified when they're added or removed from a custom friend list. However, I do not want him to show up in my friends list. Now you don’t have to see their posts, (unless you go onto their timeline) and they won’t see yours as stated above!!! How can I use lists to organize my friends on Facebook? , Hi Karen, I am having a hard enough time keeping my personal page personal….for my own sanity, I cannot friend people I don’t know. So in that case you are unable to check the another friends of that person. If you are posting on each others’ Facebook profiles/timelines, then all of your mutual friends can see. If that person has you blocked it's the same way; they can't find you on Facebook anymore/see your posts so they can't like anything. This is determined by that individual’s privacy settings. Change Friend List to “Only Me” and no one will see who your friends are! First – you might want to change “Who can see my friends list” to “Only Me” and then right next to that there’s this little guy drop down menu – uncheck all the boxes there and your “friend activity” won’t go out. I’ve also shared it on my Facebook business page. Thanx so much for this! How do I do this? Wonderful Aman! When I make these changes on my personal page does it post to friend’s timelines that I made changes? That is because THOSE 11 people have their own friend lists hidden so you can’t see them. If they are members of the group or the page where the event is there’s no way to prevent them from seeing the list. Click on restricted and it will have a drop down box to show your list of friends. So the answer is no, there is no way to prevent this. Your friends would only see her posts if they are ALSO friends with her. What are settings? When you post something change the “audience” from Friends to Custom and within there you can hide a post from specific people. Sometimes they are I guess but sometimes they aren’t. Ask a Question I can’t see my friends list . I am so glad it was helpful and that you found what you needed. Please help. To remove a friend from a custom friend list, hover your cursor over the Friends button on their profile or mini profile preview, and then select the list from which you want to remove them. They should not be able to see your other friends though. Its a shame that a little privacy can seem so elusive these days!! Hi Buddy – That is determined by the friends’ settings themselves. The only way around that is to adjust your settings so that no one can post on your profile. and now want to public something to all of my friends,how to stop that? Thanks for sharing this, Karen. But i have a way by which you can check hidden friends you just need is one mutual friend of the person whose hidden friends you want to see. Facebook may be implementing a software update, temporarily reducing your ability to connect. I can't find my friend on Facebook. Try again later? I agree Scarlett! You would need to go to their timeline to see what they are up to. I don't see posts on my timeline from people that I care about. Awesome tip! I hope FB hasn’t taken this ability away. I just made the change for hiding the friend list. I want to make it so a friend of mine cannot see when another friend like or comment on my page…is that possible? I just came across this page and wish I had found it sooner ! This thread is locked. Data mining and friend list poaching has been a problem on Facebook for years. To create a custom list: 1) Click on the FRIENDS section on the left sidebar. Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. Thanks for the info (BUT) do you know how to stop FB from adding friend’s suggestions? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS INFO!!! Why can't I see some of my Facebook friends in an app? I was just wondering, if your friends list is hidden can your friends see any new friends you add, ie news feed etc? To prevent your friends from posting on your Timeline: 1. I will look into that. Suddenly I can’t see my Facebook friends any longer. Facebook might have changed its privacy settings, limiting what you can see until you and your friends adjust their privacy settings online. I’ve noticed its one of the other. Personal profiles have a “follow” option in addition to the friend option. Is there a way I can see all his friends in FB. Is there anyway to change this so people cannot see the total amount of friends you have? You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I wonder what is up with this…. (Keep in mind that that individual may be a member of multiple lists of yours so do not immediately freak out if they seem to see more than you think they should.) I had a friend who would go through my friends list and request people off my list he didn’t know. it will say “2” when I have another friend. You would need to wait till they like or comment on something to delete them if you don’t know their names to search for them. Have total friends show and have the list be exposed, or hide the list in which case the total amount of friends one has isn’t specified. I didn’t know I could make my friend list private. hello. I didn’t know I could make my friend list private. There is no way to hide that which I know of. Tricia x. Creating a restricted list on Facebook is a great way to control your timeline even further. Maybe even click on Edit Settings and make sure everything there is unchecked as well. Each individual can turn off the function that allows their faces to be shown in “liked by” type posts in the Ads setting https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads, Hi Karen- I enjoyed this post but have an additional question. Your help would be much appreciated. You would need to do that on any post you don’t want that person to see (and therefore they can’t like/comment on it) but that isn’t exactly what you are asking. Can I block likes on my business FB page any way. Hi Karen, A 2 pronged facebook question. Then instead of going to the News Feed, you can go to your custom list and see all of your friends' posts. She made the same change to her settings that you outlined, and we checked back and they were saved, but the friends in her are visible to me as well. You need to either unfriend them or add them to the Restricted Friend List – go to their profile and click on the Friends button and click Add to Another List. The original post was a year ago so it would not surprise me that there’s been a change but it’s frustrating. As for seeing all your friends notifications, go to their timeline and under the Friends button click for a drop down menu and select Get Notifications. I hope that helps! The only exception is if she has them marked as Public (little globe icon) and THEN you liked or commented on them, a “story” would go out like Alicia liked Susie’s picture…. I understand I need to change what appears on "edit options", but all I see is just "hide posts from" not "show posts from everyone". Great – it always amazes me how Facebook hides these little things from people! After a while, it became embarrassing as they would ask me who this guy was. The ability to see someone is up to the person you are trying to see. Does that mean some of their friends only allow their own friends to see them ….ie if Im not friends with that person too, then I cant see them but it does make up their number..or is there a discrepancy somehow. What is the problem. I see that in my friends “people you may know” list my friends are visible and below note that I have mutual friend with them. Is this a glitch? You won’t be able to tell though. I’ve changed my settings thanks to your article. I just can't see the 12th friend. Madam, I have edit my friend list in face book and friend list visible only for me. All you need to do is check the View As feature from your boss’s perspective. A follow on a personal profile is a one-sid… If it is someone who has a legitimate reason for wanting to be your friend they will reply with more information or an explanation. Some people on Facebook may opt to hide their friends list from you. With my one friend in question, I can only see 11 when he has 12 listed on his profile. Is that because i have fb friends already categorised to limit what they can see? I dont want to see certain people on there that I have to see every day without deleting them! This is great information…thanks for sharing! Karen. Is it possible to add and hide him so no one (friends and non-friends) can see him? Thanks for testing it! Just curious. I am sorry that is happening. Invisible Facebook Friends Can See You, But You Can't See Them. Your phone connection might be down temporarily or inaccessible due to geography. Thanks for a very clear tutorial! Have a great 2014! Not if they are allowed to be there. Has anyone else faced this issue? I don’t want to ruin a good work relationship however it is starting to involve my personal life. Find the setting Who can post on your Timeline? Great! There are some that are just not your type, or the attitude is horrible. No comments on my own status/photo appear on my Friends’ Ticker I want all my comments to be visible on my Friends’ Ticker. But only if they are marked Public. Karen. On mfb keep getting to where can’t use (WITHOUT) adding friends Very frustratating. . –Karen Clark. My friends will not be able to see this. I will investigate more and post an update if I find anything out. if that makes sense. 2. I want to make my fb profile too privacy (by search with my name and email id). The post, in particular, is set to Friends, it's not a public post. Hi Mary – No there is no way you can see his full friends list unless you were logged in as him. They are all visible under PEOPLE, but they are not visible under the chat contacts at the right side. In the past, the only way you could interact with a personal profile was to add them as a friend. I had no idea this was possible and it’s a great security option! Then you will see restricted. Hi Morgan! That would be the only way. Sorry. yes I make that ,but someone who is not my friend give me my friend list with all my friends !!! Hi Karen, Since I started liking pages through welikeetsy.com, I have gotten so, so many friend requests. I have a work friend that loves to poach my friends on Facebook she has friended at least 40 of them not only that but I have noticed that she loves to mention me in conversations with these friends and usually drama follows. 2: Click the little pencil icon to the right to be able to edit this section. 4: Click the little down arrow next to each section that you want to change from Friends to Only Me. Brilliant! Facebook zombies: You can't see them, you can't unfriend them, and you can't block them. Oh, I am so glad you posted this. I have a post with 11 likes but only 10 people show up when clicking the likes. This was extremely helpful from a teenage point of view. Or do what I do and simply reply that although you appreciate them reaching out to you, you are limiting your personal Facebook and would prefer to connect on your business page, and give them the link. Check an Individual to check on a Custom List: If, like me, you maintain custom Facebook lists, for selective posting…. That is exactly what was happening to me. In other words, if the list says they have 5 friends I can usually see all 5 including me. They were people I had accepted as Facebook friends because part of my niche in the direct sales world is the segment of MLM distributors. My son blocked me from seeing his friends list in Facebook. Where the number of friends a person has is shown next to the word “friends” on your profile, mine always has 1, even though I have no friends. www.mybusinesspresence.com/how-do-i-see-my-friends-on-facebook (reader mail) by ben patterson | Jul 9, 2012 | how-tos, social networks. Actually i been searching how to hide my friend list, but i couldn’t find till i came across through this site. Here’s how: 1: Visit your personal Timeline (click your name) and then click on the Friends tab under your cover photo. The feature allowed users to scroll through only those posts from one of … Thanks so much for your help! Some have it so no one at all ever can see them unless they know their FB URL and view it. There IS an option to show it to a “custom” list which could mean show only to certain people or to exclude it from certain people. Hmmm that is unusual. Instead what they were doing was friending me to get access to my “list” which they assumed would be people open to learning about a new business opportunity. Last night I had an opposition PM certain people she choose that lived in an area near her shop from my likes page telling them about her company with her web address attached and one of them happened to be my daughter, is there any way of stopping disrespectful people like this lady or is there any actions I can take or it is what it is. When you say you want to see a list of your followers on Facebook, you may mean one of three different things.First of all, you have profile followers. Yes they can but you can control that in the Friends Setting. To find the cause try moving to a different location, or have your friends check their Facebook settings online. Do you mean hide the people’s posts? Facebook friends are forever, whether you want them or not. Thank you for sharing this. Hi Karen, I was wondering if there was a way to hide the friends list but have people see the total amount of friends that you have? Why see them every time you are on FB? Hi Indu – Use this link to set “Who can look me up?” to be “Friends Only” so that non-friends cannot find you. March 15, 2013 at 6:56 am. Place a check mark on your friends photo and they will be added to your restricted list. I’d definitely turn off the ability to tag without approval – and maybe even consider unfriending them. A friend of mine has 242 facebook friends on their page, but if you were to go through the list it only adds up to 235. Is there a way to block one of my friends from seeing anything my daughter (who of course is my friend) post to me or what I post to her? I have no clue who this person could be. What happened? Am afraid my ex or crush will keep stalking me whenever I get a new girlfriend. I wondered when I checked other pages why some said “No Friends To Show’ I used to think that was a sign the page was fake. The only thing you can do would be to hide or remove those comments but you don’t want to do that! I checked it out by looking at some of my other friends friend lists and I can see them all with other lists including myself. So glad I found this. Hi Ames – There is no way for you to know whether they have it hidden to everyone or just you. But you can edit this setting so that you are the only one who can see your list of friends. My granddaughter’s posts and continued selfies embarrass me and I’m worried that her posts are seen by my friends. Is it possible to have settings whereby you can see a 3rd person (which is not your friend) only by the fact you have a MUTUAL FRIEND means you can see them? Unfortunately we usually find out their personality after we accepted a friend request or sent a request. You will be stopping your friend from seeing your “stuff” and if you don’t want to see their page, just go onto your friend list and click on “follow” and it will automatically unfollow them. Facebook's site may be unavailable. WonderHowTo shares some tricks on revealing those "private" lists. Facebook now doesn't show me all my friends' updates, just what "it thinks" is my friend. This is spam and not cool. Do you know if there is a way that their pics don’t show when I share my page? Oh No! I’ve done as you suggested, but put it to the test having someone else who is NOT a friend on fb search me, and my friends list does indeed show up for her to view, and vice versa. I hadn’t heard of this before. By default, on Facebook, everyone can see who everyone else is friends with. I have a question that is not a big deal, it is just annoying to me. you will need to view your profile as a member of that list would see it. Thanks-Richard. Once they have access to your friends’ Facebook accounts, they will often have access to their contact information, personal information and even birth date and year, if your friends have not set their privacy settings up to protect that information. Thanks for sharing this, Karen. Unless you mean the others are liking or commenting on your *posts,* they could see them then. Thanks so much for this! To find the cause try moving to a different location, or have your friends check their Facebook settings online. Users can't identify any mutual friends between two users who both have their friends list set to private (e.g., mutual friends between Zuckerberg and Facebook … I didn’t know this, and I’m sure a lot of people don’t either. Facebook might have changed its privacy settings, limiting what you can see until you and your friends adjust their privacy settings online. If their only intent was to spam you, or they are a bot, they won’t. They all used to be there, but they just disappeared for reasons unknown. I am glad you saw this and thank you for sharing! "Social media is about connecting people, not collecting people." Eventually, Facebook added a way to follow profiles, if you have the setting enabled. Thanks! Hi Neece – No there is no way to do what you are wanting. I gave up and just figured it is a “glitch”, but hought I would ask since I am here if anyone else has had this problem ? There is no way for you to edit it. 2) Protect your list of Facebook friends so they can’t be poached. Click in the upper-right corner of any page and select Settings. How do I Stop my friends from seeing my post without me un friending them? I privatized my friends list and shared a link to your blog so my friends can hopefully do the same! Click Close and your changes will be saved. KAREN CLARK, Bundles of thanks . Hi I do block them but I would like – nothing to show. I’ve also shared it on my Facebook business page. For example, you might have added your boss on Facebook, but now you feel like you can’t be as free in posting those political rants. is there a way to make it so I can change who it is? 2) Protect your list of Facebook friends so they can’t be poached. How do I create a list to organize my friends on Facebook? But you can edit this setting so that you are the only one who can see your list of friends. Thanks so much.. I can only see mutual friends. Nothing is broadcast when you make this change, but it would be if you change your profile picture or cover image or add a “life event” to your About section. or if not, make it so noone including me sees it. Now can you publish a post that would help us tell if a page is fake?? or from your customer groups? Is this true and what’s my best option here? How do I know who these 11 friends of mine are? After all, if you’re their friend, they must be OK! I used it right away. 3. Thanks Again…. I assumed they were interested in my social media training or had met me at an event. Why would they?? Thanks so much for sharing, too! How do I add friends to my Close Friends list on Facebook? 3: Once you click the pencil icon, choose, Edit Privacy. I first became aware of this problem when I noticed some people involved in a multi-level marketing company started friend-requesting my teenage daughters. I emailed FaceBook in the help section, but they just give me the form answers. We both marked “Only Me”. Thanks Karen! When I do link with a friend for conversation purposes, etc. I am glad it was helpful! Restricted List. If he doesn’t appear on her friend list perhaps HE has set his friends to be invisible like I explained here? As the parent of new media users, this is aptly timed. Here’s how: Facebook is shutting down Friend List Feeds sometime today, according to a message posted in the Facebook app.
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