Does Facebook always bring up old memories you don’t want to see? Well, now there’s a way you can stop it
Follow these four simple steps to have a News Feed free of any unwanted nostalgia
FACEBOOK often has a habit of bringing up past memories you don't necessarily want to see, but now there's a way you can stop it.
If you've had a social media account for a while it's bound to be full of nostalgia, including weddings, births, parties and, unfortunately, exes.
If you use Facebook regularly, you'll know that any one of these memories can pop up at any time.
Sometimes that's a nice surprise, but they can also be the last thing you want to be faced with.
Well, now there's a quick and easy way to prevent the bad memories from cropping up and instead just be reminded of the good times.
Or, if you want to avoid seeing any old posts altogether, there's even an option to make a clean break by blocking them all.
So, here's how in four simple steps:
1. Log into the web version of Facebook
2. In the left hand column, called Apps, search for "On This Day"
3. If you want to stop memories from a day or person select 'Preferences' and then 'Edit' to set up a filter.
4. To turn off notifications from all past Facebook days, select 'Notifications' and then 'Off'
- If you want to block someone, you don't even have to be friends with them.
- If for some reason you still receive the odd nostalgic post, simply follow the facebook.com/onthisday URL, unfortunately you can't remove the app completely.
Facebook also has a number of other features which allow you to filter your News Feed so you don’t have to see posts from everyone.
This can be done by clicking the arrow next to any entry to hide any updates or you can unfollow the individual.
And if you want to go to the next level, you can even block that person so they’ll never show up on your News Feed again.
This can be done just by clicking the padlock icon on the toolbar and selecting ‘How do I stop someone from bothering me?’ The best thing is, they’ll never even know you’ve done it.
