Comments on: More Info About Facebook Privacy Controls Pt. 1

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 22:08:51 +0000

Hi Jim.

That's not possible -- fan page content is open to all, including people who aren't on Facebook.

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:06:15 +0000

Hi Elizabeth,I want to restrict access to page information only to those users that like it..How can that be achieved?I appreciate the help :)

By: Su

Su — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:29:34 +0000

Hi, one of my friends had commented on another friend's link and it is published on his profile under recent activities as "...... commented on ....'s link". This is viewed by others but not me. When I check his profile I cannot see it. Does that mean that it is possible to restrict some of recent activities to specific people?

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:45:11 +0000

Okay, I just did a test (don't ask me why I didn't do it before my previous answer) and confirmed that when you prevent a friend from seeing certain types of content going forward, s/he can't see content of that type from earlier postings anymore either. I tested it with Status and Links and Wall Photos and it worked that way with both settings.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:21:18 +0000

Thanks for your comment, AJ. I'm pretty sure once you block someone from seeing a certain type of content, it includes previously published stuff, but I'm going to have to do some testing to be certain. But it seems like there would be a lot of logic involved in determining when someone was blocked and then if they're unblocked for a while, etc. The new features that are coming will supposedly make it easier to determine exactly what invidual piece of content anyone will be able to see. I'll be posting about it once it's live and I've had a chance to check it out. Re. your other point, I guess it depends what they block you on. But I get your point that it's one thing when you invite someone to be a friend vs. accepting someone else's invitation, which would make sense that you might want to restrict what that person can see.

By: AJ

AJ — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:24:50 +0000

So helpful!!! Thank you.
Question: I'd like to hide new wall photos, links and status updates from a group of people, but I don't want them to lose access to previous content (wall photos, links and status updates previously posted). Is this possible? If so, how?
Also, and this is totally random, but I think it's rude when people friend you and then block you - what's the point?