Rarely does a week goes by that one of my facebook friends doesn’t end up posting a status update that goes something like this “if anyone sends me any more farmville crap I’m going to burn your crops and kill your animals” (That’s an excerpt from a real status update I saw the other day!) Well, I thought I’d let everyone know with a quick blog post that there is a way to efficiently and permanently block all those kinds of applications…
For your assistance, here’s a quick tutorial with screenshots.
1.Go to the top right of your facebook page, and click on ACCOUNT, then click on PRIVACY SETTINGS.
2. The next screen that appears will have a bunch of information on it, but all you need to pay attention to is what is in the bottom left… Click on Edit your Settings.
3.All you have to do is click on turn off all platform applications. Of course there may be some applications you don’t want to block, in that case you can be selective by clicking the link above it and sorting through that which you want to permanently block and that which you want to keep.
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7 comments
Sourav says:
Aug 4, 2010
This is a real headache! But I don't get these kind of requests now.
Slightly Off Topic : I was a Mafia Wars player and had joined many groups and pages. Now I don't play so much, but I keep on getting messages and friend requests and what not. It was becoming unmanageable. But I don't use Facebook much nowadays, so I don't bother too much about this.
danielsnyder says:
Aug 5, 2010
No more headaches! Surprised, you don't use facebook much anymore? Really, I understand, primarily facebook is for only contacting with personal friends and family, otherwise my primary social network is twitter.
alexwhalley says:
Aug 6, 2010
Just did this then!
Awesome, seriously F Off farmville! OMG! (I played it once ; shirks)
Thanks so much for reminding me there was a way to stop all the app shit, and showing me the steps so I didn't have to think.
Awesome!
Tweeting this for sure (just wish I could tweet it twice now! -ooh, disqus, ok will share this on twitter too then 🙂 ) oh, and facebook , need to tell them directly where to go LOL
danielsnyder says:
Aug 6, 2010
Thanks Alex! Glad I could help.
barefootmeg says:
Aug 7, 2010
Does changing this setting mean that you'll also no longer get alerts from friends who are using a 3rd party app. to post links to new blog posts they've made? That's one feature that I *do* like. Essentially FB is a feedreader for me, helping me keep in touch with what my friends are writing about, but enabling me to also follow the ones who only post to FB anymore. I also like that Flickr is integrated so that I don't miss photos friends have posted there.
danielsnyder says:
Aug 8, 2010
As I understand it, all (or the selected) third party apps will be completely blocked from you, so YES you would no longer see updates from anyone using those apps. Of course this setting is easily undone, so you can give it a try and see how it works for you.
Steve says:
Oct 24, 2011
This is great help. I’d like to see a comprehensive guide that explains what to turn off before you even start using Facebook. Out of the box Facebook seems like an absolute minefield.
Thanks again for saving some of my grey brain cells.
Steve