The social media giant Facebook has officially introduced a new feature dubbed the Facebook Link History and the same is the privacy feature which is available across the globe. The feature is meant to collect the data of users for various purposes including the links visited by Facebook users on the mobile app of the social media platform and the company will show targeted advertisements to you.
Facebook has introduced the new Facebook Link History feature on both Android and iOS platforms along with the capability to disable the feature as well. Today we will be checking out the steps to disable the feature to enhance your privacy. So without making any further delay let’s get into the article to check out the way to disable the latest Facebook Link History feature.
How to clear Facebook Link History?
It is officially confirmed that the company will be collecting the link history of all the links you have visited but this can be restricted as well using your latest mobile application of Facebook. So let’s check out the steps to clear the link history.
- You need to update the Facebook application to the latest version and open the application on your device.
- After that, you need to hit on the profile picture and select the Settings & privacy option.
Now you need to click on Link History and you need to click on the X icon next to individual links or tap on the Clear Link History button on top. This will clear the entire link history.
How to Turn Off Facebook Link History?
The procedure of disabling the feature is a bit complicated but you can easily do the job after following the steps that are listed below.
- You need to update the Facebook application and simply open any link from the application itself.
- Now you need to hit on the three-dot icon at the bottom and go to settings in the context menu that pops up.
- After that, simply toggle off Allow link history on the next page and Facebook will never save your link history.
So this is how you can be able to clear and disable link history on Facebook and if you find this article helpful then don’t forget to share this with your friends and family as we need to protect the privacy and the data of our loved ones as well.
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