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Facebook Restricted List | Manage Blocking Restricted List | Facebook Restricted List Settings | Restriction List On Facebook: Facebook’s Restricted list is a feature that enables users to duck posts from specific friends on the social network by adding them to this list. See: Where Is My Blocked List on Facebook

Interestingly, any Facebook friend can be added to or removed from this list at any time, and there’s no limit to how many people can be on it.

A Facebook friend who has been restricted on the giant social networking site has simply been added to your Restricted list. See: How Do You Delete Your Facebook Photo Album?

Restricted Facebook friends are still your friends and can still interact with you through direct messaging. 

You can also be seeing posts shared by restricted Facebook friends in your news feed as before.

The only exception is that they won’t be able to see your post if you don’t make them public. We’ll address how you can be sharing posts with your restricted Facebook friends if you so choose.

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How do I add Friends to Restricted list on Facebook?
To add a friend to a restricted list on Facebook, do the following;

1. Log in to your Facebook account. You can do that with your iOS, Android app or Tablet by click on the Facebook app.

If you want to use your personal computer, you can type https://www.facebook.com and log in to your account by entering your details in the login section of the Facebook homepage.

2. Next, go to the profile page of the person you want to add to your restricted list by clicking on their name in your Facebook news feed. If you can’t find the person, you can use the search button to locate the person ASAP.

3. Once you’re taken to your friend profile page, navigate to the bottom of their cover photo and click on the Friends🔻 button.

4. Next, a drop-down menu should appear. Click on either Edit Friend Lists or Add to another list. The menu text will change depending on what app you’re using or if you’re on the Facebook website, however, the function is the same irrespective of what it says.

5. On performing step 4 above, you will see a list of different Facebook lists designed to categorize the people you communicate with on the social network. Navigate down to the bottom of this list to the one named Restricted. Tap on it to add your friend to the Restricted list.

How Can I View My Restricted List On Facebook?
To see all the people you’ve added to your restricted list on Facebook, do this;

1. Log in to your Facebook account as usual

2. Navigate to the left column of your Facebook news feed and click Friend Lists under Explore.

3. Next, you’ll need to click Restricted and you should see all the persons you’ve added to the list.

How Can I Remove People From Restricted List?
To remove a friend from a restricted list on Facebook, do the following;

1. Follow step 1-3 above on how to view a restricted list on Facebook.

2. Now, select Manage List in the top right

3.  Click Edit List.

4. Finally, you have to click on a friend’s profile picture to remove them from your Restricted list.

How to Post on Facebook With a Restricted List
1. After adding at least one friend to your Restricted list, create a new Facebook post as usual.

2. Before you publish your post, make sure that the Friends (people) icon is showing. If the Public (globe) icon is showing instead, tap on it and select Friends.

3. Publish your post. It will now be viewable by all of your Facebook friends except for those that you’ve added to the Restricted list.

Anyone on your Restricted list will automatically be unable to view posts you make for Friends from this point forward.

Can Friends Know When I Add Them To My Restricted List On Facebook?
No. Facebook does not inform people when they are added to a restricted list. When you remove them from the list, they won’t also be notified.

See: How Do You Delete Your Facebook Photo Album?

So don’t worry about adding or removing people from your restricted list. If you feel someone deserves to be added to the restricted list, go ahead and click on the button.

That is how to add people to your restricted list on Facebook.

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