Why can’t I delete a post on my Facebook profile? The question was asked by a friend of mine sometimes ago on one of the popular social networking sites.
To proffer my own version of an answer to the question, I’ve deemed it right to compile a simple post like this very one.
So if you’re also in need of the question to the question that made the title of this article, you’re in the right place.
Okay…let’s get started with why can’t I delete a post on my Facebook profile or timeline.
Interestingly, Facebook has a feature that lets you hide post people shared on your timeline. Every Facebook user is entitled to remove any post or stuff he/she shared or posted on their timeline. We’ve written a post on how to delete stuff you posted on your Facebook timeline some days back.
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However, here’s a recap of the steps you need to follow to remove or delete a post from your timeline on Facebook.
How to delete a Post from your Facebook timeline
To delete stuff you shared or posted on your Facebook timeline, do this;
1. Open your Facebook account
2. On your Facebook timeline, navigate to the post you want to delete
3. Click “…” at the top right corner of the post
4. Click “delete post” from the drop-down menu
5. You’ll need to click delete from the pop-up dialog box
That is how to delete a post you shared on Facebook.
Well, if you can’t delete a post on your timeline, it then means you’re not the person that posted it. Someone else might have shared the post on your Facebook timeline.
At the moment, there is no Facebook feature that lets you delete post others sent on your timeline. So you can’t delete post shared by someone on your Facebook timeline.
To keep that post off your facebook timeline, you’ll need to hide them. Facebook provides a feature that allows you to hide post your friends shared on your timeline.
How to hide post people shared on your timeline
To hide posts people shared on your Facebook timeline, do the following;
1. Open your facebook account
2. Navigate to the post you want to hide from your timeline
4. Select hide post from the drop-down menu
Once you do that, Facebook will immediately remove that post from your timeline and your friends won’t see it.
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I hope that helps!!!
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