Open the Facebook app or website and log in
Go to your profile
Tap or click the three dots next to Edit Profile
Select Lock Profile if available
Confirm the action
To make posts more private, go to Settings & privacy
Open Settings
Select Privacy Checkup
Review who can see your future posts
Set future posts to Friends or Only me
To change past posts, go to Settings & privacy
Open Settings
Select Privacy Checkup or Audience and visibility
Change past post visibility to Friends or Only me
To limit profile visibility, go to Settings & privacy
Open Settings
Select How people find and contact you
Set friend requests, phone number, and email visibility to your preference
To hide profile details, open your profile
Edit each section such as About, Work, Education, and Contact info
Set visibility to Only me or Friends
To control story privacy, go to Story privacy settings
Set story audience to Friends or Custom
To manage photo privacy, open each photo or album
Change audience to Friends or Only me
To review tags, go to Settings & privacy
Open Profile and tagging
Turn on review for tags before they appear on your profile
To restrict who can see your friends list, go to your profile
Open Friends
Edit friends list privacy to Only me or Friends
To block unwanted viewers, go to their profile
Tap or click the three dots
Select Block