Question: Most of my friends on Facebook are awesome, but there are a couple that I don't want to follow any longer, and one who tends to post offensive comments. How can I remove them as my friend, and will they know I've removed them?
Answer: You can remove friends from your Facebook account at any time using the instructions below, and the good news is that your friend won't be notified that you've removed them (and neither will your other friends).
Here's how to unfriend or remove someone from your Facebook account:
Step 1: Find your friend
The easiest way to find your friend on Facebook is to click "Friends" on the Facebook menu at the top of your screen, and then click "All Friends".
There you can look through all of your friends, and can also search for your friend by first and last name.
Step 2: Remove your friend
Once you've found your friend and are viewing their profile, scroll down the page and look in the left side bar for a link titled "Remove from Friends".
Click this link, and you'll be asked to confirm that you really want to remove this person as a Facebook friend.
Facebook won't send them an email notification, and your decision to remove them as a friend will go unnoticed (unless they try to view your profile or contact you, in which case they'll see the "Add as a Friend" link and realize that they're no longer your friend).
That's all it takes to unfriend someone on Facebook, and if you change your mind then it's easy to add them again as a friend.
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Carol (not verified) Says: Wed, 2008-12-31 16:51
Hi Ricky, I have actually removed a friend, but how come i still receive email (birthday alerts of that friend removed)?
Anonymous (not verified) Says: Wed, 2009-02-11 10:29
When you "unfriend" someone on Facebook, do the status updates you've already posted get sucked out of their news feeds, or do they remain even after you've deleted them as friends?
Also, a related question - if I remove a status update from my profile, is it removed from everyone's news feeds, or have I only deleted it from my page?
Anonymous (not verified) Says: Mon, 2009-03-09 19:04
Why can't I connect to the facebook with my iPod touch?
i got the internet but it wont let me add fb
Anonymous (not verified) Says: Thu, 2009-04-16 01:24
How do you re-add a friend after removing them?
Anonymous (not verified) Says: Mon, 2009-08-17 13:13
As far as I know, in order to add them back, you have to re-add them through the add button on their profile, so technically they will figure that you've removed them previously...
Anonymous (not verified) Says: Fri, 2009-09-04 15:23
I've just noticed that within a half hour period, somebody removed me from their list, as was evident by their wall being replaced by the 'add friend' button and all that. however, they seem to have re-added me shortly after removing me. and I did not receive a request for them to add me?
is this a glitch due to latency between servers synching?
Annoyed (not verified) Says: Mon, 2009-10-12 00:59
i have removed pple from my list and i actually see some of them reappearing in my list after awhile. i assume it's because they've re-added me, this despite the fact that i did not make a request to add nor did i receive one. i think it's a damn bug!
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