Does Restricting Someone Hide Their Past Comments on Social Media?

Learn if restricting a user hides their past comments or only limits future content visibility without unfriending or blocking.

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Restricting someone on social media typically hides your future content from them without unfriending or blocking them. They can still see past comments and posts unless you delete or change the privacy settings of individual items.

FAQs & Answers

  1. What happens when I restrict someone on social media? Restricting someone limits their ability to see your future posts and comments without unfriending or blocking them, but it does not hide your past comments from them.
  2. Does restricting someone delete or hide their old comments on my posts? No, restricting someone does not delete or hide their past comments. To remove visibility of old comments, you must delete them or change your post's privacy settings.
  3. How is restricting different from blocking on social media? Blocking completely prevents a user from viewing your profile and content, while restricting limits their interactions without fully blocking or unfriending.
  4. Can I hide past comments from a restricted user? Past comments remain visible to restricted users unless you manually delete those comments or adjust your privacy settings for individual posts.

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