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The tool remembers the audience you shared with the last time you posted something and uses the same
audience when you share again unless you change it. For example, if you choose Public for a post, your next
post will also be Public unless you change the audience when you post. This one tool appears in multiple places,
such as your privacy shortcuts and privacy settings. When you make a change to the audience selector tool in
one place, the change updates the tool everywhere it appears.
The audience selector also appears alongside things you have already shared, so it is clear who can see each
post. After you have shared a post, you have the option to change who it is shared with. If you want to change
the audience of a post after you have shared it, click the audience selector and select a new audience.
Remember, when you post to another person's Timeline, that person controls what audience can view the post.
Additionally, anyone who gets tagged in a post may see it, along with their friends.
How do I control who can see what's on my profile and Timeline?
Here is an overview of who can see what is on your profile and tools you can use to control what you share on
your profile and Timeline.
Overview
• You can share basic information like your hometown or birthday when you edit your profile. Click Update
Info (under your cover photo) and then click the Edit button next to the box you want to edit. Use the
audience selector next to each piece of information to choose who can see that info.
• Anyone can see your public information, which includes your name, profile picture, cover photo, gender,
username, user ID (account number), and networks (learn why).
• Only you and your friends can post to your Timeline. When you post something, you can control who
sees it by using the audience selector. When other people post on your Timeline, you can control who
sees it by choosing the audience of the Who can see what others post on your Timeline setting.
Tools

• As you edit your info, you can control who sees what by using the audience selector.
• Before photos, posts and app activities that you are tagged in appear on your Timeline, you can approve
or dismiss them by turning on Timeline review. Keep in mind, you can still be tagged, and the tagged
content (ex: photo, post) is shared with the audience the person who posted it selected other places on
Facebook (ex: News Feed and search).
• Set an audience for who can see posts you have been tagged in on your Timeline.
• To see what your profile looks like to other people, use the View As tool.

Where are my privacy settings?
Your privacy settings page has a group of general controls for your Facebook account.
To view and adjust your privacy settings:
1. Click in the upper-right corner of any Facebook page
2. Select Settings from the dropdown menu
3. Select Privacy on the left
4. Click a setting (ex: Who can see your future posts?) to edit it
You can also quickly view and adjust some of the most used privacy settings and tools from your
Privacy Shortcuts at the top right of any Facebook page.
To control the privacy for posts, photos and other stuff you share on your Timeline, you can choose your
audience when you post.

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