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If you've had a Facebook account for a long time, you might have a lot of people on your friends list who you don't really know anymore. Although there's no way to mass-unfriend multiple people in a single click or tap, there are still ways you can quickly remove lots of friends, as well as alternatives for restricting and hiding friends you don't actually want to remove.

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Don't worry, you won't have to go to each friend's profile to remove them. You can easily remove multiple friends by clicking or tapping a few buttons on your Friends page. Your friends won't be notified that you've removed them, but if they visit your profile, they will see that you're not friends.
- If you're using Facebook on a computer, go to your profile and click the Friends tab at the top of the page. On the Facebook mobile app, just tap three horizontal lines labeled Menu, tap Friends, and select All Friends at the top. This displays your friends list with the people you communicate with most frequently at the top.
- To remove someone from the list, just click or tap the three horizontal dots next to their name, select Unfriend, and then choose Confirm.
- Repeat for all friends you want to remove.
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If you don't mind keeping lots of friends but don't want them all to see what you post, you can add people to your Restricted list. ^[1] This means that even if you choose to make your posts viewable to Friends, those on your Restricted list will not see them—they'll only see the posts you mark as Public. All friends who aren't on your Restricted list will see your content as normal. Nobody on your Restricted list will know you've added them, and you can still chat with them and comment on their posts.
- On a computer, click the down-arrow at the top-right, select Settings & Privacy, and then choose Settings. Click the Blocking tab on the left, and then click Edit List at the upper-right corner. Select Friends from the drop-down menu, and then click all of the friends you want to add to the Restricted list. Click Finish to add them all at the same time.
- If you're using the mobile app, there's no way to quickly add multiple people to your Restricted list. It's best to use a computer.^[2] However, you can add someone individually by visiting their profile. On their profile, tap the three dots at the top, tap Friends, select Edit Friend List, and then tap Restricted.

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If you don't want to remove certain friends but don't care to see their posts in your feed, you can unfollow them. Unfollowing someone doesn't remove them from your friends list (or vice-versa), so the people you've unfollowed will never know.
- On a computer, go to your Facebook profile and click the Friends tab at the top of the page. In the mobile app, tap three horizontal lines labeled Menu, select Friends, and tap All Friends.
- Click or tap the three dots next to a person you want to unfollow, then choose Unfollow. This immediately unfollows the person—no confirmation necessary.
- If you want to follow someone again in the future, just head over to their profile, select Friends at the top, and then click or tap Follow.
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If you don't want people to see who you're friends with, you can easily hide your friends list from your profile. When you hide your friends list, friends can only see which friends you have in common, not your entire list.
- On a computer, click the down-arrow at the top-right corner, select Settings & Privacy, and then click Settings. Click the Privacy tab on the left, click Edit next to "Who can see your friends list?" and select Only me.
- In the mobile app, tap the three-line menu, select Settings & Privacy, and then tap Settings. Scroll down to the "Audience and Visibility" section, tap How People Find and Contact You, select Who can see your friends list? and then select Only me.

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How do I delete all my current friends on Facebook?

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Use the Friend Remover browser extension, then hit "select all." That will select all of your friends on Facebook, and then you can hit "Remove Friends."
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How can I block people from my Facebook account?

Go to their Timeline. Click the button with 3 dots on it and click Block to block them. Or go to Settings. click Blocking and type the name of the person you want to block on the block users list.
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Does an unfriended person know that they have been unfriended?

Not unless they go on your profile, where it will indicate that you two are no longer friends.

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