Your Facebook profile is probably one of your oldest social media profiles. You still have to receive a lot of birthday messages on your Facebook profile. Many users prefer to keep their Facebook profiles just to share specific personal and career updates.
But there may be some updates that you don’t want to share with specific friends on Facebook. And unfriending them may not be an option for some updates. So you can create a Facebook Restricted List for such friends. Here’s how to create a Facebook Restricted List on desktop and mobile.
What is Facebook’s restricted list?
As mentioned above, the Restricted List on Facebook allows you to add specific friends with whom you do not want to share any new updates. After you add friends to your Restricted List, they will remain your friends on Facebook. But they can’t see your latest posts and updates. Please note that it is different from blocking someone on Facebook. After you restrict someone, that person can still be contacted via Facebook Messenger. Privacy settings are baked into the platform so you don’t burn the bridges between your contacts.
Create a Facebook restricted list on desktop
Now that you know what it does and what your restricted friends will see on Facebook, here are the steps to add people in your friends list to your Facebook Restricted List when using a Mac or Windows.
Step 1: Open the Facebook page in a browser on your Mac or Windows PC.
Step 2: Open the profile of the friend you want to restrict.
Step 3: Click the Friends tab.
Step 4: Select Edit friends list.
Step 5: Click the checkbox next to Restrict to add your friends.
Also, here’s how to add your friends to a Facebook Restricted List.
Step 1: Open the Facebook home page in a browser on your Mac or Windows PC.
Step 2: Click Friends from the left menu.
Step 3: Select Custom List from the options.
Step 4: Click Restrictions.
Step 5: Click Add friends.
Step 6: Select your friend’s profile from the list and click Save at the bottom right.
Your selected profile will be added to the Restricted List. Click the X icon to remove any profile from the Restricted List.
This is another way to access your Restricted List on Facebook.
Step 1: Open Facebook in the browser and click on your profile icon in the upper right corner.
Step 3: Select Settings and Privacy.
Step 4: Click Install again.
Step 5: Select Privacy from the menu on the left.
Step 6: Click Block.
Step 7: Click Edit next to Restricted List.
You can choose to add or remove friends from your Restricted List.
Create Restricted List on Facebook Mobile App
Just like on desktop, you can create a Restricted List using the Facebook app on iPhone or Android. Make sure that you have updated the version of the app on your respective device.
Step 1: Open the Facebook app on your Android and iPhone.
Step 2: Go to your friend’s profile and click the Friends tab.
Step 3: Select Edit friends list.
Step 4: Tap Restrictions and then tap Done in the upper right corner to confirm.
Once your friend has been added to the Restricted List, you can only access it again using your computer.
What if your Facebook account is restricted
It may happen that Facebook restricts your account and you cannot perform certain actions using your profile. If you are facing this, you can refer to my article on how to unblock your Facebook profile.
Add restriction to Facebook profile
You can add your friends to your Facebook Restricted List without removing them completely from your profile. Facebook is a social media platform. And it can consume a lot of your time for sure. If you feel that the platform is getting too much of your attention, you can enable Silent Mode on Facebook to limit your usage. You can use this feature on your iPhone or Android and control how much time you spend on the platform.
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