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How to Get the Most Out of Facebook Marketplace

Facebook Marketplace has slowly become the main landing spot for buying and selling used items online. If you’re interested in using Marketplace, there are some handy things to know that will make your experience better. Let’…

Meta Owes You Money: Here’s How to Claim It

As perhaps one of the world’s biggest social networks, Facebook has been no stranger to controversy, legal woes, and breaches. If you were a Facebook user sometime within the last decade, and you live (or lived) in the US dur…

How to Delete Facebook Notifications

Too many notifications on Facebook? Delete your unwanted notifications, mass-mark them as read , or customize which notifications you prefer to see. Here’s how to do that on Facebook on the web, iPhone, and Android….

How to Tag Everyone in a Facebook Group

Facebook now includes a powerful feature for group admins to tag all members at once with a single tag. Though useful, the feature should be used sparingly. You can also disable this tag on your personal account if you’re fin…

How to Hide Reels on Facebook

Sick of seeing Reels in your Facebook feed? While there’s no way to permanently hide all Reels on Facebook yet, you can ask the platform to show you fewer Reels. You can also hide your own Reels and block Reels from others. H…

How to Unblock Facebook

If you’re at school, at work, or in a country with internet censorship, there’s a good chance you can’t access Facebook. The social media site is blocked by sysadmins and government officials the world over, but luckily you c…

How to Hide a Comment on Your Post on Facebook

Struggling with unwanted comments on your Facebook posts? While you can turn them off, you can also hide comments. When you do so, the commenter and their friends will still see the comment, but it won’t be visible to anyone …

How to Find Your Memories on Facebook

Viewing your Facebook Memories is a great way to know what you were doing on any given day in the past. Facebook Memories include your posts, posts you’re tagged in, and other content. Plus, it’s super easy to access. We’ll s…

How to Change Your Facebook Username

To make it easier for people to find your Facebook profile, change your username so your profile link is easy to remember. We’ll show you how to do this on Facebook’s desktop site, as the mobile app doesn’t allow you to chan…

How to Hide Your Birthday on Facebook

If you don’t want anyone to see your birthday and get notifications about it, you can hide both your birthday and your birth year in your Facebook profile. We’ll show you how to do that on Facebook’s website and mobile app….

How to Set Up Facebook Marketplace Alerts

Facebook Marketplace has become the go-to place for selling things online. If you’re on the lookout for a specific item, an alert can help you snag a great deal before everyone else. We’ll show you how to do it….

How to Take a Break From Someone on Facebook

With Facebook’s “Take a Break” feature, you can make it so you see less of someone’s posts in your feed, control what the other person can see in your profile, as well as change who can see the posts between you and that pers…
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