How to Hide Comments on Public Posts from Friends on Social Media

Learn step-by-step how to hide comments on your public posts from selected friends using privacy settings.

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To hide comments on public posts from friends, navigate to the post, click on the three dots in the top right corner, select 'Edit Privacy,' and choose 'Friends except...' or 'Specific friends,' then exclude the friends you want to hide comments from. This ensures only selected friends or everyone else can see your comments.

FAQs & Answers

  1. Can I hide comments from specific friends without making the entire post private? Yes, by using the 'Friends except...' or 'Specific friends' options in the post's privacy settings, you can restrict comment visibility to certain friends without changing the overall post privacy.
  2. Does hiding comments from friends on public posts affect who can see the post itself? No, hiding comments from specific friends only limits their ability to see comments, but the post remains public and visible to everyone.
  3. How do I change privacy settings to limit comment visibility on my posts? Navigate to your post, click the three dots menu, select 'Edit Privacy,' and choose the desired audience by excluding specific friends or selecting certain friends.

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