How to See Less of Someone on Facebook

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Written by Katie Double

Last Updated: July 28, 2022

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Unfollowing Someone

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Snoozing Posts

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Unfriending Someone

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This wikiHow teaches you how to see fewer posts on your news feed from a friend or someone you follow. You can unfollow or snooze them temporarily to stop seeing their posts, or you could unfriend them to remove them as a friend completely.

Method 1

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Unfollowing Someone

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Navigate to https://www.facebook.com/ on a browser, or open the Facebook app on your phone or tablet.
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Type their name into the search bar at the top, then select their name in the results to navigate to their profile.

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It looks like a person with a checkmark.
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Select Unfollow . You will now stop seeing their posts on your news feed. If you are friends, you will remain friends.
- This icon will not appear if you are not friends with them. Instead, click the button that says Unfollow .

Method 2

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Snoozing Posts

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Navigate to https://www.facebook.com/ on a browser, or open the Facebook app on your phone or tablet.
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Your news feed is the home page of Facebook that contains posts from your friends, groups, and pages.
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Chose a post made by the person you want to see less of. The dots will be at the top-right corner of the post.
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Select Snooze ... for 30 days . This will temporarily stop this person from appearing on your news feed for 30 days. If you are friends, you will remain friends.
- You can also choose to unfollow someone from this menu instead of snoozing them for 30 days by selecting Unfollow . This stops their posts permanently from appearing on your news feed.

Method 3

Method 3 of 3:

Unfriending Someone

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Navigate to https://www.facebook.com/ on a browser, or open the Facebook app on your phone or tablet.
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Type their name into the search bar at the top, then select their name in the results to navigate to their profile.
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It looks like a person with a checkmark.
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Select Unfriend . This will remove this person as a friend from Facebook.
- You will no longer see their posts, and may not be able to view their timeline, depending on their privacy settings.

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