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SOMETIMES FACEBOOK CAN end up overwhelming you. While the news feed organises posts based on your interests (unless you go chronologically), it’s likely there are some things you would rather not see.
If you get an invite for a game like Candy Crush Saga, you may just dismiss it and think nothing of it. If you’re flooded with invites, then there’s a problem.
If that is happening regularly, or you’re getting tired of the same person or page interacting with you, then you should access the ‘blocked’ page in settings.
How to access it
When you go into settings (or by following this link), look to the menu on the left-hand side. The blocking option will be the fifth option from the top. Clicking it will present you with the following options.
Restricted List
When you add people to this list, they can only see the info and posts you’ve made public. Your friends won’t know about this so this is a nice way of restricting their access to your posts.
Block users
If using the ‘restricted list’ isn’t good enough, you can go one step further. Once you block someone, they can’t see any of your activity, interact with you or add you as a friend. Consider this the nuclear option.
Block app invites
Since many free games ask players to add friends for points (or similar benefits), this will ignore any invites from a specific specific friend.
Block event invites
Similar to the last option, only this time it relates to event invites from a specific friend.
Block apps
You might not think it, but Facebook has quite a number of apps that you can download directly. Yet some can continue notifying you even when you’ve stopped using them. Adding them here prevents them from contacting your or accessing private info from you through Facebook.
Block Pages
Similarly, you can block specific pages, preventing them from interacting with you. It also means you can no longer post on its wall or message it. If you’ve ‘Liked’ a page, blocking it will unlike and unfollow it.
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Why do grown lads in their 40s keep sending me candy crush invites. It’s a bit sad.
Had to block a guy entirely last week after getting fed up with candy crush requests and daily pictures of the sambo he had for lunch and reviews of each movie he saw. Some people really need to get a life
Would any of those lads be members of the clergy?
Quit Job. Sold house. Go to live in the Himalayas. Receive carrier pigeon message. Open message. Candy Crush request. There is no escaping.
Send a dick pic in return. That usually knocks this nonsense on the head.
Spamming your friends with these stupid invites is incredibly rude. Don’t do it.
Many of the apps do it themselves without input from the user. It’s in the permissions you grant to the app when you start using it. A lot of people playing these games have no idea that they’re spamming their friends with invites.
unfriend any adult that plays it.
unfriend fb..
Probably one of the most informative and useful articles I’m ever likely to read on this. Thanks!
Thank you Journal. a very useful article
no fb – no blocking of silly :)
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