How to customize the Facebook news feed | Social networks

Facebook allows you to customize your news feed quickly and easily to display only posts that interest you. For this, the social network has the News Feed Preferences tool, which makes it possible to organize all the content you like in a single window.

You can choose the people that will appear first in your feed, stop following friends and pages, and still follow people and applications that were previously blocked. Check out, in the following tutorial, how to customize your Facebook with the Feed Preferences tool.

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Step 1. Click the option arrow in the upper right corner of the screen. Then select the News Feed Preferences option.

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Access the Facebook settings to open the Feed Feed Preferences Photo: Reproduo / Rodrigo Fernandes

Access the Facebook settings to open the Feed Feed Preferences Photo: Reproduo / Rodrigo Fernandes

Step 2. The Preferences window will appear on the screen with all the customization features. Click on the Prioritize who sees first option to choose people and pages whose publications you want to see at the top of your feed.

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Personalize the Facebook News Feed Photo: Reproduo / Rodrigo Fernandes

Personalize the Facebook News Feed Photo: Reproduo / Rodrigo Fernandes

Step 3. Click on the photos to select the desired profiles. You can choose up to 30 options to see first. After selecting people or pages, click the "Finish" button in the bottom right corner of the window.

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Choose profiles to see at the top of the Facebook feed Photo: Reproduo / Rodrigo Fernandes

Choose profiles to see at the top of the Facebook feed Photo: Reproduo / Rodrigo Fernandes

Step 4. On the News Feed Preferences settings home page, there is an option to Stop following people to hide their posts. By clicking on it, you can select contacts, pages and groups to stop seeing in your feed. It is important to emphasize that you will continue to be their friend or follower. After choosing the profiles, click Finish.

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Stop following people on Facebook using the Feed Preferences tool Photo: Reproduo / Rodrigo Fernandes

Stop following people on Facebook using the Feed Preferences tool Photo: Reproduo / Rodrigo Fernandes

Step 5. In the option Connect again with the people you have left to follow, you will see a list with all the profiles, pages and groups that you have already removed from your feed. In this window, you can choose whether to view their publications again by selecting their profile images. At the end of the action, click the Finish button to end this section.

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Follow people blocked on Facebook again Photo: Reproduo / Rodrigo Fernandes

Follow people blocked on Facebook again Photo: Reproduo / Rodrigo Fernandes

Step 6. In the item Discover Pages that match your interests, you will see the pages of companies and brands that you already liked, as well as suggestions for new fan pages that may be of interest to you. After choosing the pages, confirm by clicking Finish.

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Preferences tool shows Facebook pages that may be of interest Photo: Reproduo / Rodrigo Fernandes

Preferences tool shows Facebook pages that may be of interest Photo: Reproduo / Rodrigo Fernandes

Step 7. The See more options page "displays apps and games blocked by you. The Show button, next to each app, allows you to reactivate them in your feed. After selecting the desired options, click Finish to finish.

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Unlock blocked apps and games on Facebook Photo: Reproduo / Rodrigo Fernandes

Unlock blocked apps and games on Facebook Photo: Reproduo / Rodrigo Fernandes

Ready! After all the changes, your Facebook feed will only show content that you like.