How to prevent other people from writing on your Facebook diary. If you want to keep some control over your Facebook diary and profile, it's important to know how to prevent other people from posting it on it . Read on and we'll show you how this is possible.
How to prevent other people from writing on your Facebook diary
From the web
If you want to prevent other Facebook users from posting to your Timeline follow the instructions below.
- Click the arrow in the upper right corner of the Facebook home screen.
- In the drop-down menu, click Settings .
- Using the panel on the left side of the screen, go to the section Diary and Tag addition . If you want .
- locate Diary> Who can write in your diary?.
- Click on Modification .
- choose Only me.
This page also includes some other settings for you to change. For example, in the section Check it out , it's worth checking the settings for:
- Check the posts you are tagged in before the posts show up in your timeline
- Examine what others see in your journal
- Check the tags people add to your posts before the tags show up on Facebook
Activating the three options will give you even more control over what content appears in your diary.
On smartphone via Facebook app
If you don't have your computer behind you or you prefer to use the Facebook app to change the ability for people to write in your diary this is the procedure.
- Open the Facebook app on your device
- Click on the three horizontal lines at the top right
- scroll down until you find Account Settings and click on it
- go to section Diary and Tag addition
- click on Who can write in your diary?.
- choose Only me.
