Choose who can see your post on Facebook

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If you have additional Facebook profiles, the audience you choose to share content with from one profile doesn't carry over to your other profiles.
Choose who can see your post on Facebook, by using the audience selector.
The audience selector can be found in most places where you share content on Facebook, such as posts, photos and for some information on your profile.
Choose who you share content with:

  1. At the top of your Feed or profile, click the text box next to your profile picture. From here, you can do things such as post a status update, photo, video or check in to an event.
  2. Below your name, click the audience selector (e.g. Friends).
  3. Click the audience you'd like to see your content (e.g. Friends, Public or Only me). Learn more about the audiences you can choose on Facebook.
The audience selector will also appear on things you've already shared, so you can see who you've shared each post with. After you've shared a post, you have the option to change who it's shared with.
When sharing on Facebook, bear in mind that:
  • If you choose a new audience for your post, you'll only change the audience for that specific post. The next time you post, the audience will go back to the default audience that you selected in your privacy settings. Learn how to set a default audience.
  • When you change the audience on one device, the audience will update on all devices. For example, if you change the audience of your post on your computer, it will also change the audience of your post in your app.
  • Some things that you share on Facebook will always be public. For example, when you post or comment in a public group, your post or comment will be public and can be seen by anyone. Learn more about public information on Facebook.
  • When you create a reel, or add to your story, different audience selections apply. Learn more about changing the audience of your reel or your story privacy.
  • Your post will appear in Feed, on your profile and in search results.
  • When you post to another person's profile, that person controls who can see the post.
  • When you post, people in the audience may be able to see it across the Meta Products.
  • If you tag someone in a post, the tagged person's friends may also see the post.
  • If you've chosen to lock your profile, your sharing choices are more restricted.
Other ways to manage who can see your content:
Learn more about who can see your posts in groups or on a Page, and how to choose who can see your story.
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