How to Remove Your Personal Information from Facebook Search Results
Learn how to stop your personal info from being searchable on Facebook by adjusting privacy settings to control who can find you.
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To remove your information from being searched on Facebook, go to Settings & Privacy > Settings > Privacy. Under 'How people can find and contact you', adjust settings for who can look you up using your email address and phone number to 'Friends' or 'Only me'. Additionally, turn off the option that allows search engines outside of Facebook to link to your profile.
FAQs & Answers
- How can I stop search engines from indexing my Facebook profile? You can prevent search engines from indexing your Facebook profile by turning off the option in Facebook's Privacy settings labeled 'Do you want search engines outside of Facebook to link to your profile'.
- Who can look me up using my email or phone number on Facebook? In Facebook's Privacy settings, under 'How people can find and contact you,' you can restrict who can look you up using your email address or phone number by selecting 'Friends' or 'Only me'.
- Where do I find the privacy settings to control who sees my Facebook profile? Go to Facebook's Settings & Privacy, then select Privacy. There you will find options to manage who can look you up and whether your profile is searchable by external search engines.