The pages and comments you choose to like on Facebook are your own decision. So why does Facebook see fit to share this knowledge with the world? Some things you like may be personal or private. Unfortunately once you like something, everyone who visits that page, or yours, can see it. Show
“I’m not comfortable with this. I’d much rather keep certain things private, likes included.” If you’re not the type to make a grand statement and would prefer to keep all of your likes to yourself, then you’re in luck. Here are a few tips and tricks to help avoid putting too much of your personal feelings on display. This article will tackle is how to go about hiding all of your Facebook likes from anyone but yourself. Different Types of Likes on FacebookFirst, you’ll need to understand that there are several types of likes that can be found on Facebook. There are those for different categories, such as Movies, Television, Music, Books, Sports Teams, Athletes, Inspirational People, Restaurants, Games, Activities, Interests, Sports, Food, Clothing, Websites, and Other. Clearly, there are a lot of places a like can show up. You have the ability to control, on a category level, who can see your likes. This means that you’ll need to hide all or show all likes in a certain category. There currently is no option for hiding individually liked pages. This means if you like a page for football, it will show that you liked a page for sports but you can have it so that the individual team liked doesn’t show up. There are also likes that show up on your timeline from friends or strangers. You can hide these as well but similar to the categories, you’ll need an all or nothing approach to a certain group of people. This means you’ll need to adjust who can see what on your timeline as opposed to the likes directly. Hiding your Likes From the Public EyeThe steps to privatizing your personal likes on Facebook are rather simple. In order to hide your likes:
Your likes in those categories have now been privatized. As mentioned earlier, hiding likes for individual pages are not currently in the cards. However, being able to choose different restrictions for each category is still a decent way to maintain some privacy. Hiding Your Likes from Specific GroupsAnother way to remove your likes from the public is to prevent whole groups of people from seeing what’s on your Facebook timeline. To do this:
4. From this page, you’ll have three different options that revolve around who can see your timeline, who can tag you, and if you want to review those posts before they are made public. 5. If you back out and instead select Privacy from the left-side menu, you can edit “Your Activity”. This means all past and future posts can be made invisible to the public, all friends or specified ones, or everyone but you. Wrapping UpPerhaps one day Facebook will add more granular privacy controls for likes where you’ll be able to hide the fact that you enjoy water polo or that you’re a cat person instead of a dog person. Unfortunately, until that day comes we’re all forced to use the features that Facebook has provided us. Do you have any questions, experience, tips or tricks with hiding likes on Facebook? Let us know in the comment section below! How do I like on Facebook without friends seeing?Click the pencil icon, then select "Edit the Privacy of Your Likes." 4. For any category in which you wish to hide your Likes, click the arrow at the right side of the tab and select "Only me" on the dropdown menu. Now, only you can see your Likes in that particular category.
Does Facebook notify friends when you like a post?Just like a comment, anyone who can see the post can see that you liked it. For example, if you click Like below a friend's video: People who can see the video will be able to see that you liked it. The person who posted the video will get a notification that you liked it.
Why won't Facebook allow me to like a post?There are various reasons why you can't like a post on Facebook. The obvious one is that Facebook has temporarily banned you. Your account likely got flagged for suspicious activities. Furthermore, it could be that someone blocked you on Facebook.
Can you like a Facebook page but not follow it?People who like a Page will automatically follow it. Even if people like a Page, they can still choose to unfollow it, which means they'll stop receiving updates about the Page. People can follow a Page, even if they haven't liked it.
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