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By JAMIE TUCKER, Consumer Technology Reporter
Is Facebook getting too dangerous for you? With a contentious presidential election looming, it seems you can’t post anything about politics without upsetting some of your friends.
But what if you could share your true feelings without risking losing friends or hurting feelings?
Here’s a simple trick: create political party friends lists. This way, you can share your posts only with the people you want to see. Here’s how:
1. Create your own lists: Go to your friends list and click on “My Lists” at the bottom. Create lists for like-minded friends and another for friends who are always looking to pick a fight.
2. Add friends to lists: You will need a computer for this step. Click on your custom list and then click the three dots in the top right to add or remove friends. You can also add friends directly from their posts or comments in your feed.
3. Control who sees your posts: If you post something political, change the privacy settings. You can choose to have the post visible only to certain friends or to everyone except the people on your “Argumentative” list.
4. Take a break from certain friends (optional): If you don’t want to see someone’s posts, you can block them or take a break from them. This won’t unfriend the person, but you won’t see their posts or comments for a while.
Remember that Facebook doesn’t notify people when you add them to a list or take a break from them, but they might notice eventually. If you’re tired of political discussions on Facebook, give it a try before old friends become political enemies.
