How To Make Your Facebook Private?

Log in to Facebook

Open your profile

Tap/click the menu (three lines) or Settings & privacy

Select Settings

Go to Audience and visibility

Set who can see your future posts to Friends (or Only me)

Limit who can see past posts (tap/click Limit past posts)

Review your profile visibility options

Set profile information visibility to Friends or Only me where available

Go to Privacy

Check the settings for:

Who can see your friends list

Who can look you up using your email address or phone number

Who can send you friend requests

Who can contact you

Public search settings

Go to Timeline and tagging

Set review settings for tags:

Review posts you’re tagged in

Review tags people add to your posts

Set who can post on your profile to Friends (or Only me if available)

Go to Blocking

Block accounts you don’t want to interact with

Go to Apps and websites

Remove or limit access for apps you don’t use

Review active logins and sign out of unused sessions

Go to Security and login

Enable two-factor authentication

Check connected accounts and remove anything you don’t recognize

Use View As to verify how others see your profile

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