Cyber & IT Supervisory Forum - Additional Resources

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Managing Your Facebook Community

17.10.1 Friend Requests Facebook is where so many of us connect with people we know personally, like friends, family, classmates, and coworkers. Facebook is based on authentic identities, where people are who they are in the real world. 17.10.2 Do Not Use Your Full Name This is one of the fastest ways to get into someone's life so you might as well make it harder for someone to find you if they get a hold of your personal information or use Facebook to gauge your life even in new social circles.  Unfortunately, as Facebook notes, some individuals use tactics such as impersonating a friend to gain access to personal information.  If you receive a friend request from someone you are already friends with, ask if they sent the new request before accepting it.  If they did not create it, report the impersonating profile to Facebook.  If you want to meet new people through Facebook, try connecting with Pages and groups that interest you.  You can also choose to limit who can see your friend list if you are worried about your friends and family being contacted by someone.  To learn more about adding friends and friend requests, visit URL . 437 17.10.3 Unfriending To unfriend someone, go to that person’s profile, hover over the Friends button at the top of their profile and select Unfriend.  If you choose to unfriend someone, Facebook will not notify the person, but you will be removed from that person’s friends list.  If you want to be friends with this person again, you will need to send a new friend request.  To learn more about removing friends, visit URL . 438 Blocking a person automatically unfriends them and blocks them so they can no longer see things you post on your profile, tag you, invite you to event or groups, start a conversation with you, or add you as a friend. 439  Blocking is reciprocal, so you also will not be able to do things like start a conversation with them or add them as a friend.  When you block someone, Facebook does not let them know you have blocked them. To learn more, visit URL . 440 17.10.5 Reporting Any type of content can be reported to Facebook. Facebook’s Community Standards explain what type of content and sharing is allowed on Facebook. 17.10.4 Blocking 

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