Controlling Which Posts You See

Controlling Which Posts You See

Another way to manage your News Feed is to limit whose posts appear there, and which of their updates you can see. You can do this by subscribing to people you find interesting, unsubscribing from those whom you don't, and blocking some of your Friends' posts from showing up on your News Feed.

Subscribing and Unsubscribing

When you subscribe to someone on Facebook, you receive their updates in yourNews Feed. By default, you subscribe to all of your Friends. You can also subscribe to people you aren't Friends with. For instance, you might subscribe to your favorite celebrity or politician. When you subscribe to someone you're not Friends with, you'll only see the posts and updates they've chosen to make public.
You can always unsubscribe from a Friend if you'd rather not see their updates. Unsubscribing from someone doesn't remove them as a Facebook Friend, so you'll still be able to see their activity on their Profile. Also, they won't be notified that you unsubscribed.

When you subscribe to someone you're not Friends with, you're not sharing any of your information with them. They'll be able to see that you subscribe to their updates, but they won't be able to see any parts of your Profile that aren't public.

To Subscribe to Someone's Updates:

1. Navigate to the Profile of the person you wish to subscribe to.
2. In the top right corner of their Profile, click Subscribe.
   Subscribe
3. You will now receive their public updates in your News Feed.
   A public update

Navigate directly to the Subscription Suggestions page to see suggestions of people to subscribe to.

To Unsubscribe from Someone's Updates:

1. Navigate to the Profile of the person you wish to unsubscribe from.
2. In the top right corner, locate and click the Subscribed button.
   Unsubscribing
3. You will be unsubscribed from that person and will no longer receive their updates in your News Feed.

Customizing the Updates You Receive

If you'd rather not see many of a Friend's updates, but don't want to unsubscribe from them altogether, you can always customize which of their updates you receive. For instance, if a Friend frequently posts uninteresting updates about their app activity, you can block those particular updates from showing up. You can also choose to receive only important updates from certain friends.

To Customize Which Updates Appear on Your News Feed:

1. Navigate to your Friend's Profile.
2. Locate and select the Friends button and then select Settings... from the drop-down menu.
   
   Subscribed
3. A drop-down menu will appear. Select one or more options to limit the updates you'll see.
   • If you wish to only receive most the Friend's updates, select Most Updates.
     Only Important
   • To block specific types of updates from this Friend, click each type of update you wish to block. In our example, we no longer want to see posts about the Facebook games Amelia plays, so we'll uncheck Games.
     Limiting specific types of updates
4. Your preferences will be saved, and you will no longer see as many updates from that particular Friend.