How to Hide Friends' Status Updates on Facebook
Go to Facebook., Log in., Go to your News Feed., Search for your friend’s post., Select the post., Unfollow your friend.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Go to Facebook.
Visit Facebook’s home page using any web browser on your computer. -
Step 2: Log in.
Use your Facebook account and password to log in.
The login fields are found on the upper right corner of the page.
Click the “Log in” button to proceed. , Usually, after logging in, you will be directed to your News Feed.
If for some reason you were not directed to your News Feed, head to it.
From the header toolbar, click on the Facebook logo button on the upper left corner.
You will be brought to your News Feed. , Scroll through your News Feed and look for any post from the friend whom you don’t want to see status updates from. , Hover over the post box, and a downward arrow will appear on the upper right corner of the box.
Click on this downward chevron. , Select “Unfollow” from the menu that will appear.
You won’t see any more posts from this particular friend, although you will still be friends.
If you still want to get status updates from your friend, but want to hide one particular post, you don’t need to unfollow him.
Instead, click on “I don’t want to see this” from the menu.
The specific post will be removed, but you will still get status updates from your friend. -
Step 3: Go to your News Feed.
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Step 4: Search for your friend’s post.
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Step 5: Select the post.
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Step 6: Unfollow your friend.
Detailed Guide
Visit Facebook’s home page using any web browser on your computer.
Use your Facebook account and password to log in.
The login fields are found on the upper right corner of the page.
Click the “Log in” button to proceed. , Usually, after logging in, you will be directed to your News Feed.
If for some reason you were not directed to your News Feed, head to it.
From the header toolbar, click on the Facebook logo button on the upper left corner.
You will be brought to your News Feed. , Scroll through your News Feed and look for any post from the friend whom you don’t want to see status updates from. , Hover over the post box, and a downward arrow will appear on the upper right corner of the box.
Click on this downward chevron. , Select “Unfollow” from the menu that will appear.
You won’t see any more posts from this particular friend, although you will still be friends.
If you still want to get status updates from your friend, but want to hide one particular post, you don’t need to unfollow him.
Instead, click on “I don’t want to see this” from the menu.
The specific post will be removed, but you will still get status updates from your friend.
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