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Facebook profile - view as? - JellyIsCool - 03-02-2014 08:29 PM
When I go to "View As" on my Facebook timeline (But only while viewing as one specific person I know), instead of it showing my activity box at the top right of the timeline (the one which shows roughly three things I've liked, or people I've become friends with recently etc) it shows a list of my profile information, like my birthday, where I'm from etc.
Why is this? Is it because I've inadvertently changed my privacy settings for this specific person, or is it something they have done to view less of my profile information? thanks in advance!
I don't feel that answered my question at all Sewrob, or you at least you definitely misunderstood what I was asking, or didn't read the text below the main question.
I know exactly what "View As" means and does. But I was wondering *what could have caused the aforementioned situation*, whereby if I do "view as - person x", instead of it showing my recent activity at the top of my timeline (like something I've liked recently, or people I've become friends with) it shows some of my basic profile information like my birthday and where I'm from, while for any other friend on my friends list they see my activity. (I'd like to emphasise that this only pertains to viewing as one of my friends specifically, rather than anyone else on my friends list). I have no recollection of ever changing my privacy settings specifically for this person, so I was wondering why this happened.
- sewrobb - 03-02-2014 08:39 PM
The View As is what it means.
It first shows how you look in a Public profile and what other people can see.
Then you can select any of your Friends etc and using the View As,
you can see what they see.
In your Privacy settings you can restrict anyone as to what they can see.
The View As confirms that. That's what it is for.
- Angeleyes - 03-02-2014 08:56 PM
I agree with sewrobb.
- lb123 - 03-02-2014 08:58 PM
I was wondering the same thing too so I decided to Googled the answers and your question showed up. I think it's because the basic information that shows up its because those people don't ever look at your Facebook profile as opposed to those who go on your page more regularly. I was wondering that because I actually searched to see how it would look to my crush (I know, kind of silly but it was the truth) but it showed instead basic info on the right. Then I searched what it would look like to a couple of my close friends and it showed last activities such as songs I listened to, people I became friends with etc. Then I decided to "view as" a few people who I did not know very well, whom I also don't think go on my page and it showed up basic information (eg where I'm from, what I'm studying etc on the right instead of the activities). Haha so this leads me to think that my crush actually never pays any attention to my Facebook or know of my existence except the fact that he accepted my friend request. hahaha sorry. But I hope this answers your question!