How to Use the Facebook Restricted List : There’s a side of you that you present to the people you work with. Protecting both your privacy and your reputation means filtering what you let your managers, co-workers, partners and clients see. The Facebook restricted list lets you control who sees what, and additional privacy settings also let you manage what you see of everyone else’s.
Before we get into it, remember this: nothing that you post online is ever truly private, even if you’re diligent about your privacy settings. Whether it’s a fluke that exposes your protected posts, a hacker who gets into your account or a screenshot someone passes along, your content can get out to the public. If what you post is career- or relationship-ending, it may not be worth it.
What is the Facebook Restricted List?
When you add someone to the Facebook restricted list, you remain friends with them while limiting the posts they’re able to see. They will only see your posts if you’ve set the audience to “Public” (indicated by the globe icon), if they’re tagged in it or if a mutual friend tags both of you in the post. They will not know that they’re on your restricted list. You will still be able to chat with them via Messenger and you’ll see their posts in your News Feed as normal.
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Let’s say you don’t want your supervisor to see everything you post on Facebook, so you add him to your restricted list. The next time you post, you select the “Friends” audience. Your supervisor will not be able to see the post – it won’t show up in his News Feed and he won’t be able to see it if he goes directly to your profile. However, if you choose a “Public” audience or you tag your supervisor in the post, he will be able to see it even though he’s on your restricted list.
There are all sorts of connections you may want to add to the Facebook restricted list:
- Connections you don’t have an investment in but who you don’t want to harshly unfriend
- Judgmental or nosy family members or friends (and their friends)
- People you’ve friended but don’t know very well or at all
- Workplace connections, including your closest work pals who still shouldn’t know everything about you
Adding People to the Facebook Restricted List
Here’s how to add people to the Facebook restricted list on an iPhone:
- Go to the person’s profile
- Click the friends icon under their profile photo
- Choose “Friends”
- Select “Edit Friend Lists”
- Click “Restricted”
To see who is on your Restricted list:
- Click Friend Lists under Explore on the left side of your News Feed
- Click Restricted
To remove someone from the list, click Manage List in the top right, then click Edit List. Click on a friend’s profile picture to remove them from your Restricted list.
Can Restricted Users See your Facebook Posts?
Yes, Friends on your Facebook restricted list can view all the posts you have published where the privacy setting is ‘pubic’.
If you mention or tag them, they still might see your posts. You can change your privacy setting by clicking the icon at the top corner of your post.
That’s all on Fb Restricted List. I hope this article helps.