How to Stop Seeing a Friend's Likes on Facebook

This wikiHow teaches you how to prevent posts that your friends "like" from popping up in your Facebook News Feed.

Method 1
Method 1 of 4:

Unfollowing a Friend on Mobile

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    Open the Facebook app. It's the white "F" on a blue background.
    • If you aren't logged in, enter your email address (or phone number) and password and tap Log In.
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    Type your friend's name into the search bar. The search bar is at the top of the screen; typing a friend's name in will prompt a drop-down menu below it.
    • If your friend has a post in your News Feed, tap their profile image to open their profile.
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    Tap your friend's name. It'll appear below the search bar.
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    Tap your friend's profile image. It should appear at the top of the "People" page that pops up after tapping their name.
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    Tap Following. You'll find this option below your friend's profile picture and name.
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    Tap Unfollow. Doing so will remove your friend's notifications from your News Feed, though you'll still be able to view their profile if you choose to search for it.
    • You may still see the post they liked if other people whom you haven't unfollowed like it as well. You can solve this problem by hiding the post itself (see below) or by unfollowing the people who liked it.
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Method 2
Method 2 of 4:

Unfollowing a Friend on Desktop

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    Open the Facebook website. If you're logged into Facebook, doing so will take you to the News Feed.
    • If you aren't logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password in the top right corner of the page and then click Log In.
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    Click the search bar. It's the bar at the top of the Facebook window that says "Search Facebook."
    • If your friend has a post in your News Feed, click their profile image to go to their profile page.
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    Type in your friend's name. You should see their profile image pop up underneath the search bar.
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    Click your friend's name. You'll be redirected to their profile page.
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    Hover your mouse cursor over Following.
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    Click Unfollow [Name]. Doing so will remove your selected friend from your "Following" list and your News Feed, which means you'll no longer see liked posts from them.
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Method 3
Method 3 of 4:

Marking Liked Posts as Hidden on Mobile

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    Open the Facebook app. It's the white "F" on a blue background.
    • If you aren't logged in, enter your email address (or phone number) and password and tap Log In.
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    Scroll to the post you wish to hide. Due to the nature of "liked" posts, you'll find it somewhere in your News Feed.
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    Tap the downward-facing arrow. It's in the top right corner of the post. Doing so will prompt a drop-down menu.
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    Tap Hide Post. Doing this will both hide the post from your News Feed and filter future liked posts from the selected Facebook user out of your News Feed.
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Method 4
Method 4 of 4:

Marking Liked Posts as Hidden on Desktop

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    Open the Facebook website. If you're logged into Facebook, doing so will take you to the News Feed.
    • If you aren't logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password in the top right corner of the page and then click Log In.
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    Scroll to the post you wish to hide. It will be somewhere in your News Feed.
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    Click the downward-facing arrow. It's in the top right corner of the post. Clicking it will bring up a drop-down menu.
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    Click Hide Post. Doing so will remove the post from your News Feed. It will also prevent liked posts from the friend in question from appearing in your News Feed in the future.
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Community Q&A

  • Question
    How can I delete another person's likes on my timeline?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Only the person who liked a post can remove or change it to another reaction. What you can posibly do is delete the post and upload it again. The only bad thing is that any other people's reactions are going to be lost that way.
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Warnings

  • Unfollowing a friend on Facebook will prevent you from seeing any activity from them in your News Feed.
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Article SummaryX

1. Open Facebook.
2. Go to a friend's profile page.
3. Tap Following at the top of the page.
4. Tap Unfollow.

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