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Social MediaAsk Meghan: How can I defriend but not offend?
Question: How do you defriend someone on Facebook without causing bad feelings? Is there a way you can do it without them knowing?
Answer: A contact on Facebook will not receive a notification telling him you removed him as a friend (defriended). There are a few ways he could figure it out, such as noticing a decrease in the number of friends and trying to figure out who he is no longer connected to or one day wondering why he hasn’t seen your name on his newsfeed and realizing you’re no longer connected. If the person has a large number of friends and you don’t usually interact on Facebook, I would say the chances of him noticing your “defriendship” is slim.
That being said, unless you have a truly compelling reason to delete him from your network, I recommend hiding his feed. In a recent post, I explained how to hide people and applications from your news feed. This means you don’t have to see his status updates unless you specifically look at his personal page.
Another option is to control what your friends see on your page by using Lists and the privacy settings. To learn more, visit facebook.com.
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Meghan Tinkham is the Community Manager at the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors®. Follow her on Twitter @PAR_Meg. |
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