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How to block specific friends from reading a Facebook status update
Facebook, despite the blogosphere's perpetual bickering, actually has good, granular privacy controls. You can control exactly who can see each section of your profile, and easily block specific people from even finding your profile.
One lesser-known feature, however, is that you can control who can read each and every one of your status updates. You've probably seen the padblock below the status update box, but if you click it, and then Customize, you can block specific people from reading your update!
Maybe you're not quite ready to unfriend someone, or perhaps you're simply trying to arrange a surprise birthday party for one of your friends -- either way, it's a great little feature. As a commenter points out, it's also rather handy if you want to block family members from reading... sensitive... things.
Now, if only you could control who could read your posts on your friends' pages...
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Subscribe to commentsmotangMar 9th 2011 9:46PM
Such a good tip, as I have family members on fb now that are linked to me. :)
Sebastian AnthonyMar 10th 2011 4:36AM
@motang Yeah! I have refused to friend any direct family members on Facebook so far... it has made things simpler.
rgz1757Mar 9th 2011 10:19PM
Life is so much simpler when you dont use Facebook
AemonyMar 10th 2011 1:28AM
"Now, if only you could control who could read your posts on your friends' pages... "
If you're talking about the posts you can post on your friends' page and not the comments in your friends' pages then you can. Do as usual as you've said here and submit the new post through your page but merely mention your friends with @THEIRNAME in your post. This will automatically submit the post to their pages as well and I'm pretty sure the post will act accordingly to the restrictions you've set as well as your friend's restriction on whether or not other people can read his friend's posts on his page.
Haven't really tried it myself but I'm almost certain it works.
Sebastian AnthonyMar 10th 2011 4:36AM
@Aemony Ooh, you're right... that should work, too. But it would also mean your friends (who aren't necessarily friends of your @friend) would have to read your dialog.
Good idea!