How can you tell if your friends are private?

You can configure who can see your friends list on Facebook. To do so, go to your profile page and click or tap the "Friends" link. Click or tap the edit button, which looks like a pencil, then click or tap "Edit Privacy." In the privacy drop-down menu, choose an audience for your friends list.
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How do I know if my friends list is private on Facebook?

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  1. Tap in the top right of Facebook.
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Scroll down to Privacy and tap Privacy Settings.
  4. Tap Who can see your friends list? below How People Find and Contact You.
  5. Select the audience of people (such as Friends) you'd like to have access to your friends list.
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Is your friends list private?

By default, your friends list is public, so anyone with a Facebook account can see who you're connected to. You can even hide your friends list from specific people, while leaving the list visible to the rest of your friends.
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Can you hide a single friend on Facebook?

You can hide your entire friend list from someone but cannot hide a single friend. The only way you can achieve that is to access your bf's fb account or account of the person you intent to cheat with and block the other person. Facebook is not designed to do so.
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Can you be friends with someone on Facebook without anyone knowing?

Your Facebook friends will no longer be notified when you add someone new to your friend list. Note: Even though your friends will no longer receive “New Friend” notifications, they'll still be able to look at your friends list to see who you are friends with.
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Why would someone hide their friends list on Facebook?

Facebook users often hide their friendlist for security reasons. People often want to keep their friends and activities personal and hence they often prefer on limiting the people who can see their friendlis and activities on a social media platform.
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How do I make my friends private on Facebook 2020?

Tap the menu icon (it looks like three horizontal lines) which is in the upper right for Android or in the lower right for iPhone. Tap "Settings & Privacy." Tap "Settings." Under "Audience and Visibility," tap "How People Find and Contact You."
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What is a private friends list on Facebook?

There are a number of different configurations you can choose when it comes to hiding your friends list. This means you can choose to leave it public, set it as private or pick and choose which Facebook users can flip through it by name.
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How can I see hidden mutual friends on Facebook?

Below is how to do so:
  1. Launch your Facebook app.
  2. Proceed to look for the Facebook ID of the hidden friend's profile.
  3. Also, find the ID of your mutual friend.
  4. Enter the IDs in the specified URL.
  5. The list of hidden mutual friends will be displayed.
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Can someone tell if I looked at their Facebook?

No, Facebook doesn't tell people that you've seen their profile. Third-party apps also can't provide this functionality.
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How do you do a soft block on Facebook?

Tap a friend's name in your friends list or on a post of theirs in your News Feed, tap the Friends button, then tap Take a Break. Under the Limit What [name of friend] Will See section, tap See Options, then tap “Hide your posts from [name of friend].” Doing so will put the friend on your Restricted list.
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Can someone tell if they are blocked?

We should start by saying that there's no definitive way to determine that you've been blocked; for instance, you're not going to get a notification or see an indicator in that person's contact info. That would infringe on the privacy of the other user.
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Can you block someone without unfriending them?

You can actually pretty much block someone without them ever realising. If you go to 'Timeline and Tagging' in Settings, there's a subhead for 'Who can see things on my timeline?' . By editing this, you can actually permanently stop a specific person (or people) from seeing what you and/or others post on your timeline.
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What does a person see when you block them?

When you block a contact over Android or iPhone, they will still be able to send you text messages. These messages will not show up on your phone but the sender will see the messages as sent. They won't know that they've been blocked.
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Does Facebook tell you if someone saves your photo?

You can rest assured that the user will not be notified if you download an image they've uploaded. As long as the image is public or available with the privacy settings the person has then you can download it without the person being notified about it. But there are plenty of other things you can analyze on Facebook.
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Who stalked me on Facebook?

Open your Facebook account by visiting Facebook.com. Tap 'CTRL+F' to bring about the search bar that is used to look up stuff. The profile of person who stalked your profile will appear on your screen.
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Why do some mutual friends not show?

The number of mutual friends now includes mutual friends whose accounts have been disabled, but these friends are not displayed. Also, if the person's full list of friends is hidden to you, a mutual friend who also has their full list of friends hidden to you will not be displayed as a mutual friend.
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Can you hide a mutual friend?

Though you can hide your entire friends list from everyone, the only way to hide your mutual friends is to ask your friends to also hide their friends lists.
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What happens when you restrict a friend on Facebook?

When you add someone to your Restricted list, you'll still be friends with them on Facebook, but they'll only be able to see your public information (example: your posts and profile info you choose to make public) and posts you tag them in.
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What is the difference between a friend and a mutual friend?

In Facebook, "mutual friends" is a term that refers to a friend that you and another user have in common. "Mutual friend" is not a label that can be applied by you to anyone else. It is simply a way to inform you that you share friends with someone else.
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Can you tell if someone is checking your messenger?

The blue circle with the check next to your message means that your message was sent. A filled-in blue circle next to your message means that your message was delivered. And, when a friend has read your message, a small version of your friend's photo will appear next to your message.
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How can you tell if someone is stalking your social media?

One of the easiest ways to identify your Instagram stalker is to upload a photo or video to Instagram Stories and check the bottom left of the screen to see the accounts that have viewed it. Pay particular attention to the users who don't follow your account but watch your Stories regularly.
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