Are you tired of people tagging you on Facebook? Do you want to control who can tag you on Facebook?
Some people enjoy tagging others in every post, and when you are the victim, it can get annoying, and unless restricted, everyone can see that you are tagged in a given post.
The good news is that you have the chance to fight and control what happens when someone tags you.
This guide covers the steps of tagging someone. Moreover, we will see how you can manage your privacy settings to manage who can see Facebook posts where you are tagged using your Facebook mobile app and the desktop version.
How To Tag Someone on Facebook
Tagging is a feature offered by Facebook where someone can mention you when sharing a post or in the comments section. When tagged, the post you are tagged in can appear on your timeline for people to see.
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Besides, once someone tags you, they create a link to your Facebook profile such that someone can click on your username where you are tagged and get redirected to your Facebook profile.
To tag someone in a comment or post, you only need to capitalize their Facebook name when mentioning them. Once their name appears, click on it, and they will immediately get tagged and receive a notification that you tagged them.
How To Stop People from Tagging You on Facebook
There are many reasons you may want to stop someone from tagging you.
Some people tag you to annoy you, while others tag you, yet you are not friends with them. If experiencing similar cases, you can manage how people tag you on Facebook.
Even though you can’t stop someone from tagging you on Facebook, you have the chance to review posts that tag you and decide who can view the posts. That way, you can adjust the settings to favor you, and it is a way of blocking someone from tagging you.
Here’s how to manage how people tag you on Facebook.
On Facebook Desktop
- Access your Facebook account on your computer.Tap on your profile picture at the top.Click the “Settings and privacy” option.Tap on “Settings”.Click “Privacy” and then “Profile and tagging” on the left.Under the “Tagging” section, click the drop-down button and choose who can see the posts you are tagged in.If you don’t want anyone to see the posts, choose the “Only Me” option.Under the “Reviewing” section, enable the option for reviewing all posts that you are tagged in.
With the two measures in place, you can decide on whether a post you are tagged in should appear on your timeline or not.
That way, you’ve indirectly blocked someone from tagging you whenever they feel like it and prevented others from seeing which posts tagged you.
On Facebook App
- Open your Facebook app and access your account.Click on the menu button at the top (the three lines).Scroll down and click the “Settings and privacy” option.Tap on “Settings”.Tap the “Profile Settings” option and click on “Profile and Tagging”.Under the “Tagging” option, select who should view posts that tag you.Under “Reviewing”, enable the option to review all posts that tag you.
That’s all you need to stop someone from tagging you by reducing what they can do after tagging you.
Conclusion
There is no direct way of preventing someone from tagging you on Facebook.
However, you can choose who should see posts that tag you and always review any posts you are tagged in before it gets posted.
This guide has presented the steps for achieving that using your Facebook mobile app and the desktop version.
