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Facebook is a great way to stay connected with friends and family, but sometimes you may find unwanted or inappropriate photos on your page or unknown names on your friends list. This can be very disturbing and frustrating. Ask Sheila who encountered this situation.
“I’m an 81 year old lady and I have disgusting photos of naked women on my Facebook page, and I can’t get rid of them. When I look at my friends list, there seem to be a lot of names of people I know. I don’t know. PLEASE “HELP! I’m very upset.”
Well, Sheila, we’re definitely here to help. We’ll share some tips on how to remove those unwanted photos from your Facebook page and how to report fake accounts that may spam or hack you.
Woman scrolling through her Facebook page (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)
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How to delete unwanted photos from your Facebook page
If you see unpleasant photos that you don’t want on your Facebook page, you can report them to Facebook and hide them from your page. These are the steps to do it:
- Open the photo you want to delete
- Click on the three dots icon in the upper right corner of the photo
- Select Photo report from the menu that appears
- Follow the instructions to report the photo to Facebook and then click deliver
Woman looking at her Facebook page (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)
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If you still see the photo after reporting it, you can hide it from your page following these steps:
- Find the photo you want to hide in your feed
- Click on the tthree dots icon in the upper right corner of the photo
- Select Hide the post from the menu that appears.
This way, you can remove any unwanted photos from your Facebook page and prevent them from appearing on your timeline or in your news feed.
facebook login page (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)
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How to report fake accounts on your friends list
If you notice any unknown names in your friends list, they may be fake accounts created by spammers either hackers who want to access your personal information or send you malicious links. You can report these accounts to Facebook and unfriend them. These are the steps to do it:
- Go to the profile of the account you want to report
- Click on the three dots icon in the upper right corner of the profile
- Select Report profile from the menu that appears
- Follow the instructions to report the account to Facebook
- After reporting the account, you can no friend by clicking on the Friends button on your profile and selecting no friend from the menu that appears
This way, you can protect yourself from fake accounts that may try to scam you or harm you.
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How to protect yourself from malicious advertising on Facebook
Not all photos on Facebook are safe or appropriate. Some photos may contain malicious code or links that may infect your device or compromise your privacy. These photos are called malvertisingand are designed to trick you into clicking on them or downloading something harmful. Malvertising can also spread through your contacts and appear on your own Facebook page.
To avoid being a victim of malicious advertising, you should always have antivirus software installed on your device. If you accidentally click on any of these scam photos or links, you’ll want to be protected by antivirus software. Having good antivirus software actively running on your devices will alert you to any malware on your system, warn you against clicking on malicious malvertising links, and ultimately protect you from being hacked.
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Kurt’s Key Takeaways
We understand how frustrating and disturbing it can be to deal with unwanted photos and fake friends on Facebook. By performing the actions we have described above, you will not only be able to delete unwanted photos from your Facebook page, but also report fake accounts on your friends list.
What do you think about the issue of spam photos and fake friends on Facebook? Have you ever found them? How did you treat them? Let us know by writing to us at Cyberguy.com/Contact.
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