Comments are a big part of the Facebook experience, but what happens when you realize you’ve made a mistake and posted something you shouldn’t have or someone replies to one of your posts unkindly? Fortunately, you can easily delete your own comments, although the same doesn’t always apply to comments from other Facebook users. This tutorial details all your options while also showing you how you can quickly remove comments and reactions from Facebook.
There are plenty of reasons someone may want to delete their own Facebook comments. Perhaps you’ve realized your remark has been misinterpreted and wish to keep it from snowballing. Or perhaps you’ve received many negative responses to something you said and would like to remove the entire thread. Regardless of your reasons for wanting to get rid of one (or more) of your comments, we show you below how to do it.
On desktop, you can delete a comment you posted in reply to someone else’s post by following these simple steps:
The comment should now be deleted. The same method can be applied whether the comment was posted on your wall or someone else’s wall.
If you commented in a Facebook group, the method is the same, although you’ll have more options, with “Delete” sitting all the way at the bottom. The “Edit” option is also available from the same menu.
Warning: If you decide to delete a post/comment that has many replies, keep in mind that they will all be deleted along with the main post.
On mobile, things aren’t much different when it comes to deleting one of your own comments. Here’s how it’s done:
Want to delete multiple comments in one go? Facebook lets you do that through the Activity section.
Here’s how to proceed if you want to do some comment cleaning.
Doing so will save you the time you’d otherwise spend searching for your comments. This way you can delete comments all in one place.
When it comes to what other people are commenting, things are a bit more complicated.
Facebook lets you delete their comments if and only if they are replies to your posts.
Although it may sound appealing, you can’t go around deleting random comments on Facebook. Below, learn how to remove someone’s comment from your posts.
Note: it’s not possible to edit any of these comments. Your only options are to delete them or leave them as they are.
The same process applies to a comment posted in a Facebook group or page you manage. As administrator, you’ll be able to remove comments that you don’t consider to be in line with the group/page’s guidelines.
”While in most circumstances you can’t delete other people’s comments on Facebook, you can report those you believe may be violating Meta’s guidelines for proper behavior on the social app. You can report a comment for various reasons, including:
You can report comments on Facebook both via the mobile app and your desktop. To do so, follow the exact steps we outlined in section one and select the “Give feedback or report this comment” option.
Select the reason you’re reporting the comment, then wait until your report is analyzed by someone at Facebook. If your request is approved, the comment in question will get removed.
Even if it’s not possible to delete other people’s comments on Facebook, you can still hide them. Out of sight, out of mind right? Here’s how to do that.
Note: if you do this, it doesn’t mean all the comments from this person will be removed from view. Only the comment you’ve chosen to hide will be hidden.
Likes are a basic form of communication on Facebook. They are used to easily signal interest or appreciation for a post or a comment. But if you’d like to take back your “like,” here’s what to do.
Reactions are another way to communicate on Facebook. They’re handy when you find you don’t have much to say in response to a post, but you’d still like to show your appreciation (or other general feelings).
If you’d like to delete or change your reaction to a post or a comment, here’s how you can do so.
It should also be noted that you can’t remove other people’s reactions from posts or comments. If you’re the admin of a group/page you can go ahead and remove someone’s entire post but not the individual reactions of people to that particular post.
You can comment (doing this will have the effect of automatically sending them a message) as well as react to Facebook Stories. If you feel the need to take back something you said or your reaction to a particular Story, here’s how to do so.
Note: you can’t delete a reaction directly from Stories; instead, you’ll need to go through the Activity tab once again.
Surprisingly, Facebook does not allow you to remove other people’s likes or reactions on your own posts or Stories. However, if you want to prevent others from seeing who liked your posts, do the following:
No. Unfortunately blocking them won’t automatically remove their comments from your profile. Instead, you’ll need to go in manually and delete their comments one by one. Learn how to block someone on Facebook and other social media apps.
You can control who comments on your public posts on desktop by going to “Settings -> Public Posts.” In the “Public Posts Comments” area, tap on “Edit” to select whether you want to allow anyone to be able to comment or restrict this option to “Friends” or “Friends of Friends.”
Unfortunately, no. What you can do, however, is block them. Alternatively, you can take steps to minimize the amount of content they see from you by placing them on Facebook’s Restricted list or clicking the box underneath your name on the post, changing it to “Friends except” and adding the person’s name you don’t want to see the post.
Alexandra Arici
Alexandra is passionate about mobile tech and can be often found fiddling with a smartphone from some obscure company. She kick-started her career in tech journalism in 2013, after working a few years as a middle-school teacher. Constantly driven by curiosity, Alexandra likes to know how things work and to share that knowledge with everyone.
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Sometimes, comments on your Facebook post will have a negative effect on the discussion or your mental health.
Here's how you can delete them.
Harmful comments could leave a long-lasting negative effect on a user or a brand if left alone. That's why it is necessary to remove these comments. If you have mean or harmful comments on your post and want to get rid of them, then there is some good news for you—you can delete rude and improper comments on your post. Read on to find out how you can remove them.
Similar to how it allows you to manage comments on your posts, Facebook also allows you to delete comments you find offensive or damaging to your brand. You can delete the offending comment, whether it's on videos, photos, or just text posts.
When you remove such comments, Facebook does not send notifications to the person who commented. However, they may notice their comments have been deleted when viewing the post.
Deleting an offensive comment is simply a few clicks away. Just follow the steps below on how you can delete them, whether you're accessing Facebook on a PC or through the mobile app.
Here's how to remove comments using a PC:
The process slightly differs on a Facebook mobile app. Follow these steps to delete a comment under your post directly from your mobile app.
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You can't always control what comments people drop on your Facebook posts. However, Facebook empowers you to delete the comments you find offensive.
If you have any such comments on your Facebook posts, follow the steps we've shared above to remove the comment.
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If you hide the comment for a post in your profile:
The comment will still be visible to the author and the author's friends. This will help to avoid new unwanted comments.
The comment will be hidden from everyone in the audience you select (for example, your friends or all users).
Replies to comments will also be hidden.
If you want to hide some replies to a comment, select and hide them individually. If you hide only the replies to a comment, people in your chosen audience can still see it.
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To hide a comment on a post on your profile and replies to that comment:
Log in to Facebook from a computer.
Go from your profile to a post with a comment you want to hide.
Next to the desired comment, hover over the icon and click Hide Comment.
To show a hidden comment on a post on your profile:
Go to the post with the comment you want to show.
At the top of the comments section, click Most Relevant and select Hidden by You.
Scroll to the desired comment and do one of the following:
Click Show below the comment.
Hover over the icon and click Show comment.
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If you delete a comment on a post on your profile, that comment will disappear permanently.
To delete a comment on a post on your profile:
Go to the post with the comment you want to delete.
Under the comment you want to delete, click More and select Delete.
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You can delete your comments using a PC or any mobile gadget.
Step-by-step instructions for deleting your comments on Facebook from PC:
Important! Be sure to know the post under which the comments are left. Otherwise, searching and deleting will be impossible.
Log in to the social network, go to your page and find the post under which the comment is located.
Click on it by holding your finger a little longer than a normal click. A window will appear with a context where you need to select the appropriate line.
Then confirm the action again.
Note! In this way, you can act under any publications - in your profile, in groups, on the pages of other users or in business accounts.
You can completely remove other people's comments on Facebook only in your profile. On the pages of other people or groups, this feature is partially limited.
How to remove unwanted comments on PC:
Step-by-step algorithm:
Log in to your Facebook page. Find your published content with the comment you want to remove.
Press it with your finger and hold the sensor slightly. A window will appear in which select the appropriate line. Click on it.
Confirm the action. The text below the post will disappear.
You can remove other people's comments that are unpleasant for you for any reason, but there are some peculiarities. If you are an administrator or moderator of a public page or group, you have the option to delete subscribers' comments under all posts.
You can remove other people's entries in other groups, pages or personal profiles in two ways:
How it works:
Find the publication and open the comments section. Find content to remove.
Long press on the text. A window with menu lines will appear.
There are two choices - "Hide" and "Get support or report a comment". In the first case, the text will be hidden only from you, other people and the author of the comment will see the content you have hidden.
In the second case, you must indicate the reason for the complaint - after clicking on the appropriate line, options will be displayed to substantiate your complaint. If the complaint is legitimate, the comment will be deleted by the administration. If no violations are found, the comment will remain under the publication.
Note! The technical support of the site always notifies the complainant of the results of the consideration of his claim.
The method is similar to deleting comments from your page:
Complete disabling of comments is not provided by the developers, but they can be limited:
Open your news feed, go to your profile and go to the general settings section.
Scroll down to the Audience and Visibility section. Click on the line "Subscribers and public content" and enter the settings menu.
After that, you need to make the appropriate settings for limiting comments. Select the appropriate options for public posts and separately for profile information.
Tip! If you set commenting access only for social network friends by deleting them from subscriptions, comments will be closed.
You can close comments partially, leaving access for one person. For example, you have a spare page - use it for this method:
The method is similar to the alternative for restricting comments for all users, except for access options.
Access Facebook from a PC. Open the desired post. Enter the settings context menu for this post and select step by step:
Options to choose from:
Grant access to all users except those you want to restrict. The person for whom comments are closed will see the restrictions.
If the comments contain links, then all the content of the posted content is available for viewing along with the comments. Similar information displays:
That is, from the comments you can immediately go to another site, including watching videos, movies or listening to music.
To delete the preview of posted links, click on the delete preview line.
