How To Unfollow Someone On Facebook
How to Unfollow Someone on Facebook
Two Methods:On Mobile On Desktop Community Q&A
This wikiHow teaches you how to unfollow a person's profile on Facebook. Unfollowing someone will prevent anything they post from appearing in your News Feed, although, unlike when blocking someone, you'll still be able to view their profile if you choose to open it.
Quick Summary
1. Open Facebook.
2. Tap a friend's name or look them up using the search bar.
3. Tap Following.
4. Tap Unfollow.
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Method 1On Mobile
1
Open Facebook. It's the app with a white "f" on a blue background. If you're logged in, doing so will open your News Feed.
If you aren't already logged into Facebook, type in your email address (or phone number) and password and tap Log In.
2
Tap the search bar. It's at the top of the screen.
3
Type in your friend's name. This should be the person whom you wish to unfollow. As you type, you'll see suggestions appear below the search bar.
You can also tap your friend's name in your "Friends" list or in your News Feed if you like.
4
Tap their name. It should be the top search item below the search bar.
5
Tap the "Following" button. You'll find it in the row of options that are directly below the user's profile picture and name.
You follow any added friends by default.
6
Tap Unfollow. This option is in the far-left corner of the pop-up menu that appears near the bottom of the screen.
7
Tap near the top of the screen. Doing so will exit the menu and save your changes. You will no longer see updates from your friend in your News Feed.
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1
Navigate to the Facebook website. If you're logged into Facebook, doing so will open your News Feed.
If you aren't logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) into the top-right corner of the screen and click Log In.
2
Click the search bar. It's the white text field at the top of the page with "Search Facebook" written in it.
3
Type in your friend's name. This should be the person whom you wish to unfollow. As you type, you'll see suggestions appear below the search bar.
You can also click your friend's name in your "Friends" list or in your News Feed if you like.
4
Press ↵ Enter. Doing so will search Facebook for your friend.
5
Click their name. It should be the top search item on this page.
6
Hover your mouse cursor over the "Following" button. It's near the top of your friend's Facebook page, to the right of their profile picture.
7
Click Unfollow [Name]. This option is at the bottom of the "Following" drop-down menu. Doing so will unfollow your selected friend, which will both remove all notifications for their activity and prevent all of their activity from showing up in your News Feed.