I love Google Analtyics. It tells me so much stuff. Mainly, it tells me a lot of people are finding my blog because they are worried that they’re on their Facebook friend’s restricted list. How do you know if a friend has added you to their restricted list? Well, you go to their profile page and you either see no wall posts at all or only wall posts that have the little globe icon. If it’s got the globe icon that means anyone in all of the internet who comes to that person’s profile page will be able to see it too. 
Why would your “friend” do this to you? Well, are they REALLY your friend? Are you SURE? Do they only “sorta” like you? Is it a family member? Yeah, there are any number of reasons why someone would put you on the restricted list. I’m sure you’re wondering now why they left you as a friend. Well, chances are they figured you’re less likely to notice being put on the restricted list than being unfriended completely. Or maybe they want to snoop on you. If it really bothers you, ask the person directly. If they are really your friend it wont be such a big deal and being honest and direct is always a good plan when it comes to talking to your friends.
Want to add someone to your restricted list? Well, from the menu on the left sidebar go down to the bottom where it says Lists. There may be list options, click on the word Lists. (in the image to the right I’ve put a red box around where it can be found). From there you’ll go to the lists menu, click on the Restricted list and from that page you can add people.
The box on the right side of the screen is where you type in a friend’s name and add them to the list. You can add as many people as you want, they wont get any kind of notification. And chances are, they wont notice unless they only have like 10 friends total and don’t follow any pages or subscribe to any famous people’s feeds.
If you’re really paranoid about what they can see, you can view your profile as that friend and then you’ll see what they see. Depending on whether or not you’ve got the new timeline feature there are two ways to do this. Both start by going to your profile page. Then, if you still have the old profile there’s a button at the top right that says “View As…” if you click the button you’ll get an option to type in any friend’s name. Just type in the friend you’ve put on the restricted list. If you’ve got the new Timeline it’s a little bit harder to find. It’s still on the right, under your cover image, under the drop down where the gear is located. Same thing from there, type the friend’s name in the box and you’ll be able to see what they have access to. This works for ANY friend by the way. If you’re concerned about what a particular friend can see this is a good way to check it out.
Keep in mind, if you’ve got your default setting for posts to Public everyone will see it… everyone on the internet who can find your profile. So if this concerns you, use that little drop down next to the Post button when posting an update. You can also post things to people ONLY on a specific list. So if you’re posting something controversial and don’t want to offend Grandma or start a fight with your Tea Party friends, make a list for only the people who will appreciate those things. Got a lot of friends who love cats? Got some who are dog people and have been hating on all your cat posts? Then make a list of the cat lovers and start posting things to only the cat lovers. Or post it only to the dog lovers to annoy them, the possibilities are endless.
Does that help you all? Any questions? I’m happy to answer whatever questions you have.
Happy New Year everyone, may all your Facebook friends be real and true friends!
If you restrict a person from your Facebook wall will it still show old post on the wall from before they were placed on the restricted list and if so can they see a newly placed comment on the old wall posting if you comment back to that paticular wall post? Not sure how a restricted wall looks on Facebook in the eyes of the person restricted
As soon as you restrict the person, all wall posts that are not public will be hidden from them, including the comments. Test it out, go into Facebook, place someone on your restricted list then go to your profile and do the “View As” and you’ll see exactly what they can see. You can always remove the person after you test it, they’ll never know you restricted them. They will not see any photos, unless you or a mutual friend tags them in your photos. And if a mutual friend tags the restricted person you’ll get the option to approve the tag before it’s made official.
I’m on a guy’s restricted list, I believe, coz I’ve tested it. Basically all I see are news feed on his Wall 1) if he leaves a message on someone else’s publicly viewable Wall, 2)Events he is going, 3) The last post I put on his Wall on his birthday and 4) his latest relationship status. Somehow, he chose NOT to hide his relationship status from me. He hides his Likes, Music, TV shows and whatnots from me. So, everytime he “likes” a Page, I cannot see that news feed on his wall. Needless to say, he even hides ALL his photos from me. He hides his friends List. So, when he adds a friend, I cannot see that news feed on his Wall. No, I cannot see the older posts I left on his Wall or photos. The only way I can see those old posts/comments I made is through the my own old news Feed links on my Wall. Even then, I am not able to leave any comment. Well, I don’t know why he still calls us “friends”. I’m not bothered to delete him or restrict him like he does to me. I don’t spend as much time on FB like he does. So, whatever issue he has with me, that is his own childish problem.
Let’s say that you’ve placed someone on your restricted list. When you post a comment on a non-mutual friend’s “public” or “friends of friends” post, will your comment still show in the ticker of the person that is on your restricted list? What about if you do have mutual friends with your restricted list person?
I hate that stupid ticker. Really. It’s a Facebook megaphone. 😛
I’ve been trying to test this out to see, but at the moment none of my friends are posting anything publicly that are current for me to comment on. My hunch is that yes, they will see a comment on a mutual friend’s public post in the ticker. I’m uncertain if they’ll see what you do on a non-mutual friend’s public post. It doesn’t LOOK like they would. I found a person’s public post and “liked” it then checked my timeline to see if it posts there. I’d say get a couple of friends to work with you and test it out. Have them tell you what they see. Keep in mind that the comment you leave wont show up in the streams immediately, give it like 10 min or so to be sure. I’m curious as well if this will work. I’ll see if I can find some friends to test it with me.
Oh, from what the other commenter says, it looks like if you post to a friend’s wall who doesn’t have things locked down it’ll be on your timeline/wall, as a mention. Not sure about comments and likes though.
Okay, thank you! I hate being at the mercy of everyone else’s privacy settings. I’ll let you know if I figure this out.
What about the comment our mutual friend makes on our post? Does my restricted friend see my post through a mutual friend’s comment on it?
No, they will not see your post on your wall even if a mutual friend comments on it since the post is blocked from them. If you post on your mutual friend’s wall, the person you restricted may see that post though depending on the settings your mutual friend has in place for that person. I hope this helps!
If you add someone to your restricted list – are they able to see Pages that you Admin? I have added this person to the “block list” on my Page, but somehow this person is able to simply re-Like the page again and has full access. I’m unsure what I’m doing wrong.
This is a good question. I’m not sure restricted works the same way with “pages” as it does with “friends”. I’ll have to investigate it and get let you know. But if you block someone from your Page they shouldn’t be able to re-Like it. You may want to contact Facebook and ask them about it. I’ll let you know what I learn as I look into this.
If I can still see their photos and friends list, but on their timeline all I see are recent stories, and if I go back further on their timeline there are no stories published, does that mean I was restricted?
If there is no globe icon, and you see things on their timeline they have not restricted you. If you go further back on their timeline and don’t see anything they probably have hidden old stories from everyone, or they just haven’t sorted out the timeline yet. It is also possible that they’ve put you on a specific list that is not restricted, but that you only see posts sent to the list you’re on.
I should add there is no globe icon
How do I hide my relationshiop status from someone on my restricted list?
If a person is restricted, can they still message you?
Yes they can message you. They’re your “friend” you’ve just limited what they can see on your timeline. If you don’t want the person messaging you, unfriend them, make sure you’ve got your privacy settings set up in such a way that people who aren’t your friend can’t message you. Or, just block the person.
if i put some on restricted list that too only the post or pictures i am being tagged on will that person will be able to view that picture/post if i comment on it?? and if that picture is posted by someone else on their own profile and i am being tagged on. will d=that restricted person will be able to view tag and my comments and likes???? HELP
If a mutual friend posts a picture of you and tags you in it, yes the restricted person will be able to see the picture. If you comment on a post of a mutual friend, yes, the restricted person will see your comments.
When you restrict someone, you limit the person from seeing only YOUR posts. If you post a photo and tag the restricted person, they will then be able to see the photo, because you’ve allowed them to see it by tagging them.
Can I still see the ticker of someone I’ve put on my restricted list
Yes, you will see posts written by the person you’ve restricted, but they will not see posts YOU make unless you make them public.
If you had someone on your restricted list, and then they deleted you and sent you a new friend request, do the setting still apply or do you need to re-add them to the restricted list?
I moved a friend to the acquaintance list and changed my privacy settings to friends except acquaintances.
I have moved this person back to a normal friend and changed my privacy settings to friends.
The problem is now this person can’t see anything on my facebook. I have tried adding them again.
When i check my audience selector it says friends except restricted. I have no idea how to fix it.
You may need to take a look at your timeline and go post-by-post to check the settings and see who can view each post. If you go to your timeline you can view it as that friend and see what it is they are seeing. You do this by going to your own timeline page. Under your cover photo on the right you’ll see some menu options Update Info, Activity Log and then the gear with the arrow. Click on the gear arrow and you’ll see on that dropdown menu “View As”. It will show you how your profile looks to the public (anyone on Facebook who finds you and is not a friend). Then at the top of the page, on the left is the box where you can start typing that friend’s name. You will then see exactly what posts are visible to your friend. That should at least let you know what your friend can see. From there you may need to check what settings you have on past posts. I hope this helps.
If you had someone on your restricted list, and then they deleted you and sent you a new friend request, do the setting still apply or do you need to re-add them to the restricted list?
I’m not sure, you should check your restricted list to see if they are still on it, or not. But from looking at mine, it appears that when you unfriend someone they stay on the list so if you re-friend them they will continue to be on that list. But it is always good to double check.
If I have restricted a friend and would like to remove this person from the restricted list, how will I do it?
You go to the Restricted list and then you click on the MANAGE LIST menu in the top right corner and select Edit List. You’ll get a window with the profile photos of all the people on the list. Each photo has an X in the top right corner. To remove a person click on the X.
Hi. I have a question, that my friend says she deleted her profile from facebook. But when i go to the peoples page who used to be her friends but not mine, shows we have a mutual friend. She deleted herself a year ago and it only happens sicne facebook has changed to timeline. is it happening because my friend blocked me or its a facebook glitch? Thanks!
First you need to realize that Facebook operates under the impression that we cannot live without Facebook. When you delete your account it’s not really gone forever. Facebook thinks you’ll “come to your senses” and come back to them wanting your account back, including all your friends. If you go into your list of friends you’ll find your friend who deleted her account is still listed as a friend, but with the “ghost man” profile image. She is still there because, should she come back, they assume she’ll want to be your friend. That is why Facebook is telling you that you have a mutual friend.
If she blocked you, those mutual friends wouldn’t show as having any mutual friends. Because blocking people makes them dead to you. You can’t find the blocked person and they can’t find you. The blocked person no longer exists. If that person doesn’t exist, you can’t have a mutual friend can you?
In short, there is no glitch. Your friend may have left Facebook, but Facebook still has her account on it’s servers, it’s just been turned off and it is waiting for her to realize the error of her ways and come back.
hey 🙂
does your “likes” on public pages’ posts appear in the tickers or news feeds of friends on the restricted list?
also, if I understand correctly, if you’re tagged in someone’s post, they can’t see it unless it’s public right?
Thanks 🙂
No, they should not appear in the feed of friends who are restricted.
Once you’ve put someone on the restricted list & then take them off how long before they can see you post again. My friend and I were testing out the restricted list together and it has been 3 days since I took her off but she can’t see any of my current post.
Is she looking at your timeline or just her newsfeed? Double check your restricted list to be sure she’s been removed. And then go back to those posts you made and see what the privacy settings are. It should show you who can see it when you mouse over the icon there. Also, double check your current post’s privacy settings and make sure they are visible to all your friends. Then try making a post that is only visible to her and see if that works. You can also go to your timeline and view it as your friend to be sure that she has access to your posts. I hope this helps. I would think that as soon as you remove someone from the restricted list they should be able to see what you post.
I have a facebook friend who is on my Close Friends list. He is there because I want to recieve more Likes/ Tags/ Comments etc in news feed with him than from an aquaintance or a more casual friend. But I wonder if I recently got “restricted”? I can still see all the ticker and news feed from about a week ago (when I think the Restriction might have happened), I can still see his timeline, I can still POST to his timeline, but there’s been NO activity at all….no “DJ likes a photo” no “DJ commented on a status” no “DJ was tagged” NOTHING in over a week. What do you think? Have I been Restricted???
In re my above post…I notice that the things i can see on his timeline, or in the news feed ticker are Public, or have a Friends of Friends icon on them…if I hover over the little privace icon on each item they are set so that DJ friends can see them….but if I’m restricted would I still be able to see it? For example DJ was tagged in a photo by someone I don’t know….the privacy setting says it’s visible to the poster’s friends and DJ’s friends….so what do you think? Am I Restricted? or is it possible that DJ has actually been absent from facebook for 9 days???
Continuing my above posts: DJ is the only person on my Close Friends list. When I go to the list his activities are the only things there….until about 9 days ago. If I was restricted, or if he changed privacy settings in general (not adding me to restricted list) would I still be able to see the activity, likes, comments etc from 9 days ago? I’d think that changing privacy settings or even (god forbid) restricting someone would cause even the old stuff to disappear.
Don’t mean to be obsessed! But, I just went to his timeline again. There are some posts, pics, etc, that do not have the “Globe” beside them, but have the “two heads” instead. Does the fact that I can see those (they’d be visible to all his friends, but not non-friends, nor friends-of-friends) indicate that I’m NOT restricted????
Good morning! I’ve experimented with other facebook apps and have the same result. On a laptop or on my phone when using an internet connection and going to http://www.facebook.com I can still see the older likes and comments, as long as the status or people or thing he likes or commented on is either set to public, or friend off friend. However, theres NOTHING new. I’m coming to the reluctant and kinda hurtful conclusion that I’ve been restricted. But before I get upset I’d like your opinion
Regarding your questions, if you see the two heads icon that means all his friends can see it. HOWEVER, if you were restricted, you would NOT see the two heads icon… you’d only see posts with the globe. So, he has NOT restricted you.
The chances are very strong that he may be absent from Facebook. Life happens… people get busy and the novelty of Facebook does tend to wear off after some time. You can always send your friend a note asking if everything is OK, mention you haven’t seen any posts from him in a while and that seems unusual to you. Sometimes letting others know you care is a good thing.
Friends who I blocked from seeing posts I’m tagged in (pics, check-ins…) won’t see them on my wall, but will they see it in their newsfeed when/if I make a comment on it or like it?
No, if you’ve blocked anything from friends (photos/posts you’re tagged in,check-ins etc) they will not see those posts at all. Not in their feed, not when they go to your timeline, not when you comment. Those posts wont exist to them.
I think I have been restricted by someone, but I’m not sure! I cannot see any posts on his timeline, but can see status updates on my newsfeed (with the 2 head symbols) but those statuses, although on my newsfeed do not show up on his timeline when viewed by me! Have I been restricted?
The statuses you are seeing in your feed, are they posts by him or are they posts by mutual friends to him? It’s hard to say without being able to check for sure. But if you go to his timeline and you don’t see anything, but you’re still “friends” chances are you’re probably restricted. I’m a big advocate for the direct approach and just asking.
hi! i can’t tell whether i’m on my friend’s restricted list or not, because although i have access to everything on her page, only the latest post on her wall is visible to me.
If the latest post on her wall has the globe symbol, it’s possible you’ve been restricted. It is also possible they haven’t posted anything other than that one update in a very long time. Not everyone keeps a tab open with Facebook all day. Once again, I recommend the direct approach, just ask.
If I’m on my phone will it have the globe icon? I can see about 6 of this persons profilrle pics and check ins but no recent status updates?
You should have the globe or whatever icon when viewing on your phone. Although this may depend on what kind of phone you have and what version you are using. It should show up though.
This question is more about blocked users than restricted users. If I have a person that is blocked on my list and a mutual friend of ours then mentions them in a comment on a photo, will they then be able to see that photo. It is not a tag within the photo itself, if that makes sense. I know I can always delete the comment, but I want to know what the blocked person can see, if they can see anything at all.
This totally depends on who posted the photo. If you posted the photo, then no, whoever you’ve blocked, no matter what, will not see your photo or any comments. If a mutual friend has posted the photo… that’s another story. Let’s say I’ve blocked Suzy. Suzy is friends with my friend Marcia. Marcia posts a photo of me with my friend Jackie and tags us both. Suzy will see the photo, but she will not see that I’ve been tagged. Even though I am clearly in the photo. Suzy can comment on the photo, but I will not see any of her comments, they just wont exist. Our mutual friend Marcia can tag Suzy in a comment, I wont see that it is a “tag” but I’ll see she mentioned Suzy in her comment.
Another example is… Suzy is friends with my friend Marco but not with my friend Jodi. Jodi posts a picture of me and Marco and Jodi’s photo settings are set to “friends of friends” So Suzy will now see the photo of me and Marco, be able to comment on it, etc. Again, she will not see that I’ve been tagged, and I will not see her comments. Others can tag Suzy in a comment and she will see it.
What I have noticed recently though, is that on photos that originally had blocked people tagged that I didn’t see, I now see their name, but their name is not a link to their profile. I still don’t know if the blocked person has liked or commented on anything where we have mutual friends. But I do know the blocked people do not have access to anything that I’ve posted, same as I have no access to anything they post.
Make sense?
I’m trying to restrict one person from posting things on my page. I’m fine with them viewing things, I just don’t want anything posts or photos added by this person. I also don’t want them to be able to see my friends list. I tried creating a friends list but I saw no way to edit the privacy of the list itself. How would I go about doing this?
I posted a status update. My privacy setting was Friends Except Restricted. One of my friends commented on my post. Then one of our mutual friends, who is on my restricted list, was able to like the post. How did the restricted friend see the post at all? Is there a way to keep this from happening again?
nevermind….I just realized that she wasn’t on my restricted list after all….problem solved.
That was going to be my first suggestion. Glad you sorted it out!
Hi I have a question. I think my ex restricted me. I broke up with him but I wanted to be civil and mature and now I think restricted me which is irritating since he can’t control being childish! I can’t see what other people write on his wall any longer. But I can still see all his tagged pictures, I can see his status updates. And if someone puts a pic and tags him to it, it still shows up on his wall. Basically it feels like the only thing I can’t see is what others write on his wall. Oh and I can only see his current profile picture, I can’t go through the old ones anymore. Am I restricted, I can’t tell!
It sounds like he has certainly limited your access to what’s on his page. And trust me, this is for the best. You should also limit what he can see on your profile. It sounds like you’re both at a point where learning information about each other will trigger emotions neither of you have fully dealt with. There are some things we THINK we want to know, but until we learn it, we don’t know how much it will hurt, or make us angry, etc. I know this from experience. Limit what he can see, stop looking at his stuff and move forward. You wont be able to see what is right in front of you, if you keep looking behind you. Good luck!
Thanks! That’s actually the advise I needed to hear from someone. I knew it already, but I needed to hear it lol. Ok so how do I restrict him like that also? I don’t want to remove him bc he used to be my best friend also and I hope one day we can be civil at least. I don’t care if he sees status updates bc I usually put stupid things anyways. I think I want to do the same he did to me. That way he can’t see what other ppl write on my wall, bc he’s def the jealous type. Do u know what he might have done? There’s so many lists that I’m confused. Like I said, I just can’t see what other people write on his wall. So is that ” restricted,” “limited,” “acquaintance?”
Go to Privacy Settings –> Timeline and Tagging. In there you can say who can and can’t see posts and photos you are tagged in.
I have a friend who I’ve noticed that I’m not seeing status updates in the newsfeed recently. However, if I go to their timeline, I can see there have been status updates. They do have a globe icon. Can friends who have restricted you block posts from the newsfeed but still allow you to view them on their timeline? Just concerned bc it is a family member.
I think this is a case of Facebook sorting your feed based on it’s idiotic algorhythm. Facebook thinks it knows who’s stuff you WANT to see most. So you’re not necessarily seeing what you really want to see. If they have a globe icon, you should see it in your feed. But if you and this person don’t interact that often, Facebook thinks you don’t really want to see their stuff. This is why making lists is helpful. It will help you be sure you’re getting posts from everyone and not just the people Facebook THINKS you want to see (for more info check out Tech Crunch’s article
Is there any way you can tell if someone has you on ‘no notifications’ ie. they don’t see you in their own news feed, BUT, can freely stalk you when they want by going to your profile?
🙂
I’m afraid there is no way to know that.
SITUATION: I’m friends with ninja and soldier on facebook. I blocked “ninja” from my facebook. I posted new photos and updates. “Soldier” keeps liking and commenting on my photos and posts. Can ninja see this?
If you have BLOCKED ninja, then no. Ninja cannot see it. If Soldier is liking and commenting on Ninja’s stuff you wont see that either. Because YOU blocked Ninja. Facebook is pretty good about keeping you and those you block separate. If Ninja comments on Soldier’s post and so do you, you wont know. You will see no activity of Ninja. The one exception is if any mutual friend posts photos with you or Ninja in them. Even if you are tagged, the blocked person will see the photo. They just wont see that you were tagged in the photo. Ninja might even comment on that photo, but you will not know unless someone tells you.
Keep in mind blocking is not the same as restricted. Blocking is hard core, “you are dead to me” behavior in facebook land.
Hi! If I have blocked a person X but we still share a mutual friend Y and i post a photo on my wall tagging Y on it with settings “friends of a friend”, can X go and see the photo on Y’s wall?
If you have BLOCKED person X then, no X cannot see anything you’ve posted. Regardless of if you tag mutual friends or if mutual friends like it or comment on it. A BLOCKED person cannot see anything of yours. NOW… Say Person M is friends with you and Y but not friends with X. M has their photo settings set to “Friends of Friends” and M posts a photo of you and Y and tags you both. X will be able to see that photo, however, X will not see that you were tagged.
If i added a friend to my restricted list, the thing is i dont want /her to see me in her newsfeeds as well. By newsfeed i mean when i like certain pages or posts (like a status or photo) of pages/friends/anything. I want to appear totally inactive to her on facebook. So will putting her to restricted list do this? will i become totally invisble to her on her newsfeed, unless and untill she checks my profile/timeline?
Yes, that is exactly how the restricted list works. Anyone on that list will see no activity from you. If they go to your page, they still wont see the activity (it’ll show pages you like, public events you’ve attended, etc) They will see that you are still “friends” but that’s it. Unless you post something publicly. If anyone has tagged you in a post, or posted something to your wall that well see that if they go to your page.
Hi, from all the things I read here I’m still not sure that if I put someone into the restricted list, and I post a comment to a public page, does that person see my comment in the ticker? There are also groups, I wander the same thing about groups, and I also wander the same thing about closed groups AND about posting comments to my other friends posts, so basically my question is : do ANY of my comments (no matter if in public group or page or closed group or page or on friends status update who is or isnt ‘friend in common’ with the restricted person) show up in the ticker of my facebook friend that I restricted ? Thanx in advance!
Well, here is what I can tell you about the ticker… I’ve turned my ticker off because it annoyed the crap out of me. Too many things moving and going on, I couldn’t take it. It’s a totally stupid thing.
I’m going to say that anything that is PUBLIC they will see (comments on public posts/pages/groups for sure – it’s all PUBLIC so anything public WILL be seen and show up for the restricted friend.)
A closed or private group – no. UNLESS they are a member of that group.
Mutual friends: I’m going to say that depends on what the friends’ settings are. If the friend has also restricted that person, then no, they shouldn’t see any interaction on a post they don’t have access to. If the mutual friend hasn’t restricted the person, then possibly. They do have access to that post and any comments…
BUT I think, unless they also commented on that post, they probably wont see what you do in their ticker… If they go to the mutual friend’s page, they’ll see your comments. I’m guessing about the ticker though, I’ve turned mine back on to see what all is there… and mostly it’s people liking or commenting on PUBLIC things. Keep in mind though… if they’ve liked a lot of pages and if they are friends with more than 10 people, there will be so much noise in that ticker…and with the way FB has filtered things so that they show you what they THINK you want to see based on who/what you interact with the most…. they probably will miss whatever DOES show up in their ticker….if anything does at all.
What can *I* see that the restricted person is doing on facebook? Everything? (thinking about what wil show up in the ticker) Thanx
you can see whatever the restricted person allows you to see.
Hi! Trying to figure out if a friend has restricted me or put me as an acquaintance, or similar.
She doesn’t post much on her timeline, but I can see things from late last year with the 2-head icon saying “D’s friends”. Others put stuff on there more often but there are no posts at all since Jan 30th. Last was from a friend (not mutual), also with the 2-head. Guessing this means I’m not restricted? Could I still be an acquaintance?
We have mutual friends who post stuff on their own timlelines that I’d expect her to comment on, or at least “like”, but can’t see anything from her for months. Can she stop me seeing her comments and likes on friends timelines? If, as I suspect, she hasn’t restricted or blocked me, could she still do that?
This week a mutual friend tagged her as “with” on a post. This has appeared on the friends timeline but not on D’s. When I do a “with” it appears on mine and the friends timeline. So how is that possible? Could restricting me, or making me an acquaitance do that?
It is entirely possible that this friend has not been logging in to facebook, or posting on facebook. Yes, I know this sounds OUTRAGEOUS, but for many people the novelty wears off and they just quit social media. So before you get all weird on your friend, consider that maybe she’s trying to stay away, or maybe she gave it up for lent.. who knows, maybe she’s got a stalker or maybe she learned something hurtful about an ex and now she’s staying away.
It is possible she has blocked the “with” posts from appearing on her timeline in general, or she could have it set to where she mus approve the “with” tagged photos before they will appear. That is a setting you can go in and adjust at your whim. You can even keep specific people. That’s all under the privacy settings under Timeline and Tagging.
If you see ANY posts with the two heads icon, you are not restricted. However, if she’s utilizing the custom lists, and posting only to people on specific lists, there’s no way for you to know that.
You’re mention of how mutual friends have posted things that you feel for certain she’d comment on but you don’t see anything from her, makes me wonder if she’s given up on Facebook or if something has led her to stay away. I’ve mentioned this time and again to many commentors, talk to your friend. If there is something you think you’ve done that would make your friend restrict you, or stop talking to you and that bothers you… talk to her. Let her know her friendship is important to you. Let her know how you feel. If you know you’ve done something to upset her, apologize, clear the air. What is worse, losing your friend, or the fear of losing your friend? Trust me, once you speak out, you’ll realize that fear was all in your head and way bigger and scarier than the reality.
If person A places person B on the restricted list and nothing person A does is public, but person B has person A setup as a “close friend” still, will person A’s activity still show up when person B clicks on their “close friends” link on the left hand column? You know, the awesome stalking feature that shows even when a close friend comments on another non-friends page, etc. If no, same question for any posts that are “friends of friends” and not public, but the two parties have numerous mutual friends.
Also, can person B still seem comments made by person A on mutual friends walls when the posts are just “friend”?
If person A restricts person B, no matter what list person B has person A on, person A’s stuff will NOT show up for person B unless person A posts publicly. As for comments on mutual friends pages…. I’m pretty sure that YES person B will see any mutual friend comments that person A makes. Also, if person A comments or likes a public post, person B will see that. Now… say person F is friends with both A and B, but person F has also restricted B (B is such a weirdo!), then any comments A makes on F’s posts, will NOT be seen by person B. And same would go for F commenting on person A’s posts… since both A and F have restricted B they can go willy-nilly commenting to each other and B wont see it.
I would say.. if you’ve got a person B in your world that you’re worried about, be VERY CAREFUL what you post online. If you don’t want them all up in your business, watch closely what you post, like and share. Watch for that little globe icon, ANYONE ON THE INTERNET WHO’S GOT A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT can see it. If you want to chat with friends privately and make certain no one else can see it either in their stream, your wall, or that stupid ticker, create a SECRET GROUP with just the trusted friends and then all of you can post and share things there without it showing up ANYWHERE. It’s really easy to create a group and make it secret. Secret groups are awesome.
1. Will adding a person to the restricted list override the close friend option that he has set for me?
i.e., if he adds me up as close friend, and I add him in Restricted list, will he be able to, say, see when I add a friend?
2. Will removing that person from my restricted list make the older posts (particularly referring to adding friend) visible to him again?
I am trying for a method in which I can add a friend, but hide it from people who added me as close friends, without blocking them completely.
1. Will adding a person to the restricted list override the close
friend option that he has set for me?
i.e., if he adds me up as close friend, and I add him in
Restricted list, will he be able to, say, see when I add a friend?
2. Will removing that person from my restricted list make the
older posts (particularly referring to adding friend) visible to
him again?
I am trying for a method in which I can add a friend, but hide it
from people who added me as close friends, without blocking them
completely.
If you make your privacy settings to a post “Friends of Friends”, can friends of your Restricted List friends see that post or are they blocked because their friend is blocked? I would hope that’s the case, but just curious if you know the answer.
I have a friend who posted a picture, visible to his friends, not public, and received 32 “likes.” If I hover over the names/pics of the people who “liked” this post, some of them are not showing us as having the poster as a common friend. How could they “like” this pic, if they are not friends? Could this be a privacy setting of the poster? For instance, if they are on an acquaintance list rather than friends, or is it more likely a setting hiding some of his friends from me?
If you were able to see posts in the beginning and then all of sudden there are no posts, are you still able to see the OLD posts that were assigned to friends of “so and so” or do ALL the posts (old and new) disappear?
I very rarely see posts anymore that go out to “so and so’s friends”. Now I just see “likes”.
Have I been restricted? I’m still able to see the old photos that were set to “so&so’s friends”
Could it be this person doesn’t use Facebook that much anymore? Was just curious.
I’m assuming when you have several hundred people collected on your friends list like this person, you have to draw the line somewhere with privacy.
It totally depends on the settings chosen when someone goes through their timeline. It is possible to hide all past posts from people. And yeah, if you’ve got several hundred friends, it is wise to sort through everyone and be a bit more judicious with who you share what with. It can be a lot of work to go through that many people, but you only have to do it once.
How come someone on my restricted list still got to check out my stuff I posted unpublicly?
Would a like or a comment from our mutual friend would make that post visible to her?How come she managed to track me?errrrrrr
Without seeing exactly what settings you have in place and how you posted, I can’t really answer this question. If you don’t want someone to track you or see something, block them completely, or don’t post it at all.
Hi, i’m friends with A and B. A is also friends with B. I restricted A. I posted new photos/updates. B liked or made a comment on my current post. Will it show up to A’s newsfeed that B liked/made a comment on my post? but she won’t see the post if she goes to my timeline? Then she’ll find out i restricted her then?
In theory, A should not be able to see your post even if B comments or likes it. The overall post setting of “Friends except restricted” would override any comment/like. That being said, Facebook isn’t entirely foolproof. If you don’t want A to see something you’ve posted, don’t post it.
Ok, next question. Can A see all my likes and comments??
If you restricted A, that person should not be able to see anything you do not make or do publicly. Any comment or like you make on a post with the globe icon A will see. But any comment or like you make on any other categorized comment or post, A will not see.
If I put someone on my restricted list do they still get friend suggestions based on my friends? I want to know how to stop someone from getting suggestions of my friends. My friends list is hidden.
My friend a is friends with b. I put b in restricted list and posted a picture tagging a. Will b be able to see the picture of a and I?
Friend b should NOT be able to see the picture if you have them on the restricted list.