Questions tagged [facebook]

For questions about using Facebook's web application. Before asking a question, please search this site and also Facebook's help center at https://www.facebook.com/help. Tell us what you found and why it didn't meet your needs. This shows that you have tried to help yourself; it prevents us from repeating obvious answers; and most importantly, it helps you get a more specific and relevant answer!

For questions about using Facebook's web application facebook.com as an end user.

Off-Topic Questions

The following questions are off-topic. Questions that are about:

  • mobile applications 1
  • programming and API integration 2
  • interactions between users, or the lack of.
  • troubleshooting issues
  • Specialized advertising and/or selling strategies
  • About internal policies, technologies, or things that only Facebook employees can answer. [facebook] info.

Before Posting a Question

  1. Customer Service Issues
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    • First, search this site to see if your question has already been asked and answered.
  4. Use Additional Tags

Among the highest viewed questions include information on how to delete your Facebook account and how to post animated images to your wall.

And no, you can't find out who unfriended you from Facebook.


1 Facebook's Mobile Applications:

2 Programming Questions:

  • Questions about integrating Facebook's API or programming may be on-topic in Stack Overflow. Review their [facebook] tag wiki.

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  • Super User [facebook] - Do not ask about Facebook in Super User, unless your problem is specifically about your browser or computer.
  • Ask Ubuntu [facebook] - Do not ask about Facebook in Ask Ubuntu unless your question is regarding using Ubuntu software with Facebook, such as connecting an IM client, difficulties using a particular web browser with it, etc.
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  • Magento [facebook]
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  • Stack Overflow in Spanish [facebook]
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How do I delete my Facebook account?

I don't trust Facebook's new privacy settings and have decided to delete my account, but I can't find the kill switch. Does anyone know how I can delete my Facebook account?
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Someone memorialized my Facebook profile but I'm still alive!

Apparently, it’s pretty easy to memorialize someone's Facebook profile. I am greeted with the following message after entering my valid and correct username and password: Account Inaccessible This account is in a special memorial state. If you have…
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Facebook detects if you are logged in Gmail

Today I was playing with some web security, and there was a surprise when I decided to test the Forget the Password link on Facebook. I chose to send the password reset code to my Gmail address, and right after that Facebook pops up with another…
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What happens to your Facebook account when you die?

If a Facebook user dies, what happens to their Facebook account? Is it deleted after a certain period? Should their friends or relatives inform Facebook that they are dead?
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Facebook accepts more than one password

With Facebook login, my password had a form of uppercase letters, lowercase letter and numbers. Not strong, but it did the job. For example hunTer2 Recently, I was told by an acquaintance that I could do these as well HunTer2 HUNtER2 I have tried…
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Any risk in replying to a message on Facebook?

I got a message from someone I've never met before, or even heard of, from Nigeria. He wants to learn to write Java code and is asking me if I can recommend any websites or e-books to help him. He seems legitimate and sincere. I don't hide my web…
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How to disable "Seen by" in Facebook chat

When two or more people chat together, Seen by appears when one of the participants views the last message. It is nice to know your message has been viewed, but it is also an invasion of privacy. How to disable Seen by? (using the desktop web…
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Determine who unfriended me on Facebook

Is there a way to find out who "unfriended" me on Facebook?
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How do you format Facebook Wall posts?

There doesn't appear to be any formatting links when I do a Facebook Wall post. Is there any way to do formatting like HTML, markup, etc?
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How to receive email notification of new Facebook messages?

I would like to receive an email when someone sends me a message on Facebook. This used to happen by default. Is it still possible to set it up somehow? Update (Dec/12): Mehper C. Palavuzlar's solution stopped working for me (and apparently for at…
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How can I download all messages from Facebook?

How can I download all my private messages from Facebook? I don't really want to have to scroll through the actual messages, wait for older ones to load, and copy and paste since I have 7k+ messages so far. I'm open to any solution.
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How can I block app and game invitations once and for all in Facebook?

I want to block app and game invitations once and for all in Facebook. How can I do it so they cannot disturb me anymore?
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Better way to search the Facebook activity log / timeline?

I'm trying to find a post I made on my timeline (aka wall) several months (or even years) ago, but can't find a way to search for it. I see there's a way to download my entire content, but that's very heavy. Currently, I open the activity log…
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How do I ensure that what I post on Facebook stays private?

On Facebook, how should I adjust my privacy settings so that my posts stay private?
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How, exactly, does a Facebook worm work?

I initially had assumed that a FB friend of mine was spreading a malicious link because she had innocently accepted an app and given it privileges, but she says that's not the case. See the exchange: Friend: "Don't click on the link you got from me!…
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