Yes, it is possible to hide your friends list on Facebook from your spouse or anyone else, including specific individuals, through your privacy settings. Here’s how you can manage it:
1. Adjust Privacy Settings for Friends List:
– Go to your Facebook profile.
– Click on the three dots (“…”) next to your profile picture and select “Settings & Privacy” > “Settings”.
– In the left-hand column, select “Privacy”.
– Under the “How People Find and Contact You” section, look for the setting that controls “Who can see your friends list?”.
– Click on “Edit” and choose “Only Me” if you want no one to see your friends list, or select “Custom” to restrict the visibility to specific people (like your spouse).
2. Customizing Friend List Visibility:
– If you don’t want to hide your friends list from everyone but your spouse, you can choose Custom and specify who can or cannot see your friends list. You can set it so that only you, or a select group of people, can view it.
3. Hiding Friends on Posts:
– When posting on Facebook, you can also choose to hide your friends in the post’s visibility settings.
– In the post’s privacy options (the little globe icon or audience selector), you can choose specific audiences who can or cannot see certain posts, including posts involving friends.
4. Hiding Friends from Specific People:
– If you want to hide your friend list only from your spouse but not others, you can use the Custom option in the “Who can see your friends list?” setting. This allows you to exclude specific people, such as your spouse, from seeing your friends.
It’s important to note that while you can hide your friend list, your spouse may still be able to see interactions like tagged photos or comments if they’re part of public posts or posts visible to them.
Always be mindful of how privacy settings interact across different posts and who has access to them.
