How to get rid of the "joined facebook" date from timeline?

[Angela Koch]

I have used the pencil icon to hide/delete it from my timeline. But now it still shows up when I use "view as"
I have also checked my activity log to delete it from there, but it does not show up. Any ideas?

[S]

You can hide your join date from the public, but you have to do it twice. Since you've already hidden it once, follow the steps below. IMPORTANT: Your FB account must have a bit of activity in it so that the "Highlights" tab shows up at the top of the page. It won't show up if you just joined or you just have one or two activities.

1. Go to your Timeline and scroll all the way down until you see "Highlights" up top. The bar should look like this: Your Name>Timeline>Year>Highlights
2. Click the down arrow next to "Highlights" and click "All Stories." Wait for the page to load all the stories. Might take a while if you have a lot of activity.
3. Scroll all the way down again ("Born on" is the last entry) and scroll up a bit until you see your join date.
4. Now click the pencil icon and "Hide" the story for the second time.

That's it. If you don't see your join date, check if you have enough activities. Again, the "Highlights" tab must appear. I know it's a pain in the ***, but should work.