How to turn off recommended Facebook posts for you
Facebook is one of the most popular social networking applications with 2.91 billion people worldwide. Facebook uses new algorithms from time to time to keep users on the app all day long. Features like Recommended Posts for You keep users interested in new and relevant content. Some may like it; others find ways to get rid of it. You're in the right place if you want to know how to turn off Facebook-recommended messages and Facebook-suggested ads.
How to turn off recommended Facebook posts for you
Continue reading to remove Suggested for you on Facebook in detail.
What is suggested for posting on Facebook?
Suggested posts are posts that appear in your News Feed. The messages suggested to you come from Facebook itself for the sole purpose of keeping you up to date with new and related ones. These posts may be from profiles that may have similar content that you are already viewing or that your friends and family may have shared on Facebook. Suggested posts can be photos, articles, or videos. In this article, you'll learn how to remove what's been suggested to you on Facebook.
Why am I recommended for your publications?
You are offered one of the features of Facebook that allows users to find new and related content on the platform. Based on various factors, you receive suggestions for your posts. These posts are influenced by the following factors:
- The type of profile you're following or looking for.
- Your interaction with other messages.
- Your location.
How to Avoid Suggested Posts on Facebook
You have already read about how to turn off Facebook post recommendations and ads suggested by Facebook. Now you will learn several ways to avoid suggested posts on Facebook.
- Do not respond to any posts that are suggested to you.
- You can use the AdBlock Plus and FB Purity browser extensions to stop ads from appearing in your feed.
- Disable news settings to avoid inappropriate content.
- You may want to disable location on your device while using the Facebook app, as this is one of the reasons you may be suggested to post.
How to turn off a suggested post on Facebook
Read the following steps to understand how to turn off Facebook Suggested for your post.
1. Open the Facebook app on your phone.
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2. Find the publication suggested for you.
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3. Click on the three dots in the upper right corner of the post.
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4. Click "Hide Post" to hide posts from this page.
Note. A post hiding a post suggested for you, you can either cancel or report or manage your channel accordingly.
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5. You can also click on the "Snooze" option, which will help you temporarily remove the deletion suggested for you by Facebook.
Note. Click "Hide All" if you want to completely stop seeing messages from this person or page.
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6. Click on the Manage Ribbon option to customize the ribbon as you wish.
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How to turn off recommended Facebook ads
Facebook ads reach 2.11 billion users. This coverage is often considered an annoying phenomenon that users do not like when using Facebook. Although, unlike Suggested Messages, you can't hide or snooze them, you can reduce their appearance. You can complete this procedure by following the steps below.
1. Open the Facebook app on your phone.
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2. Click on the three horizontal lines in the upper right corner of the screen.
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3. Scroll down and tap the penultimate option "Settings and Privacy".
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4. Click on the privacy labels.
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5. Scroll down to find Advertising Settings.
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6. Hide ads by clicking "Hide ads you don't want to see on the Advertisers tab".
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7. Click on the next tab "Ad Topics".
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8. In the search bar, you can search for ads that you want to see less.
Note. You can also browse the provided list and manually select the ads you want to see less of.
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How to clear the recommended list in Messenger
The recommended list in Messenger is based on the activities of your Facebook friends. These actions include tagging, sharing, liking, commenting, visiting a profile, and more. You should always clear the recommended list in the messenger to avoid spam and other reasons. Follow these steps
1. Open the Messenger app on your phone.
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2. Click on your profile picture in the upper left corner of the screen.
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3. Scroll down to tap Phone Contacts.
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4. Click Manage Contacts.
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5. Click "Delete All Contacts".
Note. After completing all the above steps, if you still find the suggested list, log out of all your devices and then log back in.
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These steps help you understand how to clear the suggested list in the messenger.
What is FB Purity?
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FB (Fuzz Killer) Purity is a browser extension that is used when you want to disable unwanted advertisements, ads, game spam, etc. You can easily download it from the official Chrome Web Store. This extension allows users to customize the Facebook view with the relevant information they want. It is absolutely safe if you download it from the official sites. Downloading clean FB from a third party website may result in usage errors. They may also contain potentially dangerous malware and spyware.
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The above ways to remove recommended ones for you on Facebook and how to clear the recommended list in messenger. You may also have figured out the steps to reduce Facebook's recommended ads. We hope this guide helped you learn how to turn off the Facebook suggested for your post. Please share your questions or suggestions in the comments section below.