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Well, another recurring and extremely irritating “Friend Request” hoax is now making the rounds yet again on Facebook.
Luckily, it’s very easy to avoid falling for this one.
All you have to do is ignore any messages you receive via Facebook Messenger, Chat or IM that read like this: [Read more…]
Question from Cammy: I have a Facebook question for you Rick.
Whenever I’m browsing Facebook on my laptop and I receive a message the message box pops up automatically with the received message displayed inside of it.
I don’t like that because I’m usually using Facebook with other people around and I don’t want anyone accidentally seeing my messages.
How can I prevent those message boxes from popping up until I actually click on the “Messages” icon?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Question from Celeste: I hope you can help me solve an irritating problem.
Every time I open my Facebook app on my phone there’s a little icon at the top with a number on it indicating there are updates for me to read.
When I tap that icon it displays a “News” page with several news stories on it. I always tap it just to clear away the number because I find it very distracting.
I don’t want to get my “news” from Facebook because I don’t trust it. Besides, I watch the news on TV and listen to it on the radio so I don’t need to get it from Facebook too.
Is there any way to remove that irritating “News” icon from the top of the Facebook app?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Question from Lynda: When I tag a person and the post comes up on their timeline, only our mutual friends can see it.
I’ve checked my and their settings and it’s set so our friends can see what we are tagged in.
What am I doing wrong?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Question from Catherine: I have a big problem Rick. I clicked a link in a Facebook post and it must have infected my account with a virus because it immediately started sending out SPAM messages.
To be exact, the virus sent a spam message to everyone on my friends list. When I found out about it I changed my password, and everything seemed to be ok.
A few days later, I got married and changed my name on Facebook to my new last name. The next day Facebook deactivated my account.
Now Facebook wants to see a copy of my ID before they’ll reinstate my account.
The thing is I REALLY don’t want to give my drivers license out, especially since I’m not even positive that the message requesting to see it was even sent from Facebook.
Is there some way to get my Facebook account reinstated with just my cell phone number? Thanks.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]