How to Disable the "People You May Know" Feature on Facebook

Tired of getting "People You May Know" texts and emails from Facebook? Here's how to turn it off.

Don't you just love it when you get friend suggestions from Facebook? If you're like most people who don't like getting these friend suggestions in your mail or via SMS, this article will help you.

In it, we'll cover how to disable friend suggestions on Facebook.

How Does Facebook Come Up With Its Friend Suggestions?

Facebook uses its algorithms, your uploaded contact lists, and existing friends to suggest lists of people it believes you may know. You find some of these people in your News Feed under the "People You May Know" Gallery.

However, some users also get friend suggestions via text and email, which can get frustrating if the "person you may know" is someone you've never met.

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For this and many other reasons, some users find this feature quite unsettling, especially when you think of notifications they get on the app, their emails, or even SMS. If you are one of these users, then you're in luck. Read on to disable this notification and be in control of your app again.

How to Turn off Facebook's "People You May Know" Alerts

Facebook allows you to opt out of getting friend suggestions on its mobile app and website. This guide will cover how to do so on both devices.

How to Turn Off Facebook's "People You May Know" Alerts on Android

Here's how to turn off friend suggestion alerts on Facebook using your Android smartphone:

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1. Launch the Facebook app on your device and tap on the icon with your profile picture to reveal Menu.
2. Scroll down to Settings and tap on it.
3. On the Settings page, tap on Profile Settings.
4. Scroll to Notifications and tap on Notification Settings.
5. Select People You May Know.
6. Toggle Allow Notifications on Facebook button to opt-out of getting these notifications.

After going through this process, Facebook will stop sending you these annoying notifications.

How to Turn Off Facebook's "People You May Know" Alerts on the Web

If you're accessing Facebook on a Desktop PC, you can also disable this feature. Here are steps to turning off the "People You May Know" feature.

Log in to your Facebook account, and click on the downward-facing triangle icon at the top right.

• Click on Settings & Privacy.

• Then, click on Settings.
• Select Notifications on the left-side menu.

• Scroll down and click on the People You May Know option.

• You have the option to either turn off each notification toggles – Push, Email, and SMS – or outrightly disable all the notifications by turning off the Allow Notifications on Facebook toggle.

Turning Off Friend Suggestions on Facebook

Facebook has made it easy to turn off the "people you may know" notifications on its platform. If you no longer wish to receive these alerts, all you need to do is follow the steps outlined above to disable them.

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