We all have at least on Facebook friend who posts a little too regularly, or whose posts simply aren’t interesting enough to justify being on our feed every single day. However, in many cases, unfriending them simply isn’t an option – which is where the various mute functions come into play.
There are two different ways of muting someone on Facebook – that is, adjusting your feed settings so that they don’t appear, and their content is hidden. One of the options available to you is temporary, while the other is more permanent.
The best one for you will depend on the individual who you want to mute, your reason for muting them, and how much control you want to have over your feed.
Option 1: Snooze Them
Did you know that you can snooze a Facebook user, essentially hiding their posts from your feed for a period of 30 days?
This temporary solution lets Facebook know that for the set period of 30 days, you don’t want to see any posts from the user. The main feature here though is the fact that the setting is temporary and will be removed after the 30 days is up.
To do this, follow these simple steps:
- Find a post in your feed from the user who you want to snooze
- Click on the three dots in the top right hand corner of the post
- Select ‘Snooze [THEIR NAME] for 30 Days’
And voila! Doing this will start your 30 day period immediately, hiding your friends’ posts from your feed until the snooze period is over (or you choose to end it early).
Option 2: Unfollow Them
Where Snooze is the temporary mute tool, Unfollow is the permanent solution.
This is where you stay friends with the user, but from the time that you unfollow them you ill find that their posts and interactions are no longer a part of your Facebook feed or updates.
The process of unfollowing someone is much the same as snoozing them…
- Find a post in your feed that has been posted by the user who you want to unfollow and mute from your feed
- Click on the three dots in the top right hand corner of the pot
- Select ‘Unfollow [THEIR NAME]’
Their posts will cease to be displayed on your feed, muting them while retaining your friendship and connection on the platform.
NOTE: You can reverse both of these actions to reinstate your friends’ posts to your feed. To do this, head into your Facebook settings and then select ‘Content Preferences’. A menu will appear which offers you a chance to see pages and people who you have snoozed or unfollowed and reverse the action at the click of a button.
We hope this helps! Muting a Facebook friend is often a good in-between way of hiding their updates from your feed, without potentially offending them with the ‘unfriend’ button.
