So what happens when you break up, and you continue to see the trail of their life without you all over the News Feed? Until now, you've had to hide that person, unfriend them, or block them outright. But that won't sever the connection altogether — you may be still tagged in your ex's old photos, for example, or see their name pop up as a suggestion when you write a message.
That starts to change today with new tools that will pop up when you go to change your relationship status. The tools have three major components: limiting how much of your ex you see on Facebook; limiting how much your ex sees of you on Facebook; and limiting people's ability to see past posts where the two of you are together. Much of the effect the new tools have could be accomplished simply by hiding your ex from the News Feed. But not everyone knows that, not least because Facebook's privacy settings regularly change in ways that are not always apparent to users.
What's interesting here is how the company is proactively reaching out to users at the time they go to make their breakup Facebook official, walking them through ways they can shield themselves from their ex online. Technically, the changes are part of a test that begins on mobile devices today in the United States.
Facebook says the tools, which are optional to use, will roll out more widely based on user feedback. Subscribe to get the best Verge-approved tech deals of the week. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.
The new features Facebook's testing them only in the US, and only on mobile; everyone else, keep suffering will ask if you'd like to see less of someone—their name, profile photos, and other content—in your News Feed.
You can ask Facebook to stop suggesting the person's name when tagging photos or people in updates as well, so it's not limited to protecting your fragile emotional state from your ex's prattling. You also can opt to untag yourself in posts that also include He or She Who Must Not Be Named, or limit the visibility of those posts, and keep all subsequent updates hidden from that little weasel.
It's no secret that going all Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is the simplest act of self preservation. Marshall has studied how Facebook surveillance impacts a breakup, and surprise! She found that people who kept looking at Facebook information about their exes had negative feelings, sexual desire, longing for the ex, and one hell of a time moving on.
People who refrain from constantly checking Facebook for any word on their ex typically move on more easily, feel a whole lot better about themselves and realize far more quickly that they're better off without that loser anyway.
Of course, that's not to say everyone is capable of doing that. So even though Facebook is providing some tools to help people avoid torturing themselves, there's no guarantee everyone will be strong enough to use them. Apps like KillSwitch , Ex Lover Blocker , and the aptly named Eternal Sunshine are some of the many other options for getting over a breakup. Nicole Vulcan has been a journalist since , covering parenting and fitness for The Oregonian, careers for CareerAddict, and travel, gardening and fitness for Black Hills Woman and other publications.
She's also a lifelong athlete and is pursuing certification as a personal trainer. Home Social Media. Step 1 Type the person's name into the "Search for People, Places and Things" box at the top of your Facebook home page or profile page.
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