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Is there any way to block certain types of posts on Facebook?

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  • 21-08-2015 9:45pm
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    Ursus Horribilis
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    I've got some Facebook friends who like to share posts from animal shelters and that sort of thing. Now I am an animal lover (not in that way :D) and seeing posts about missing dogs, pets that have been rescued, animal cruelty etc. make me feel a little down.

    I don't want to block my friends from my Facebook feed because I enjoy the non-animal posts they share. I also respect what they're doing - I just don't want to see those sorts of posts myself. I've tried blocking the original organisations from my Facebook feed but they still show up on my feed. Any suggestions?


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    SATSUMA
    Registered Users Posts: 706 ✭✭✭SATSUMA


    Odus any luck with this I'm the exact same... can't bear it. Don't know why people post those images...


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    MaryAntoinette
    Site Banned Posts: 137 ✭✭MaryAntoinette


    SATSUMA wrote: »
    Odus any luck with this I'm the exact same... can't bear it. Don't know why people post those images...

    Are they your real friends?


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    TireeTerror
    Registered Users Posts: 2,271 ✭✭✭TireeTerror


    Delete them and tell them why. Weirdos.


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    thisistough
    Registered Users Posts: 394 ✭✭thisistough


    Odus fell down wrote: »
    I've got some Facebook friends who like to share posts from animal shelters and that sort of thing. Now I am an animal lover (not in that way :D) and seeing posts about missing dogs, pets that have been rescued, animal cruelty etc. make me feel a little down.

    I don't want to block my friends from my Facebook feed because I enjoy the non-animal posts they share. I also respect what they're doing - I just don't want to see those sorts of posts myself. I've tried blocking the original organisations from my Facebook feed but they still show up on my feed. Any suggestions?

    Have you tried clicking the down arrow on the right of the post -> hide post -> see less from animal shelter -> hide all from animal shelter. Seemed to work for me, I've had loads of friends sharing these posts recently too!


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    endacl
    Registered Users Posts: 22,259 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    SATSUMA wrote: »
    Don't know why people post those images...
    Outrage porn.


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    Padster90s
    Registered Users Posts: 272 ✭✭Padster90s


    You could unfollow them or just delete them. Had a big delete session myself a few days ago. A neighbour shared a picture of a dead toddler who looked to have been hit by a jeep and got run over by the front wheels. It was one of those "type amen or bad luck will come to you" pictures. Awful stuff, I wasn't aware of how many religious nutters and easily led people I knew!!


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    bside29
    Registered Users Posts: 69 ✭✭bside29


    This is not possible, there is no News Feed filter yet on facebook. I also wonder why. Maybe because of advertising purposes?


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