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If you want to avoid logging in accidentally, you can just make a garbage (that is, no-garbage?) account that you use only for family or something and then log
by aetherspawn 9y ago
If you want to avoid logging in accidentally, you can just make a garbage (that is, no-garbage?) account that you use only for family or something and then log into that instead.
Rename your old account to John Smith or something, change the password to sign everything out, delete it and then only re-sign into your new account (which you intend to barely/not use).
Nowadays I only use Facebook to reach family that don’t use Instagram and I keep my Instagram network private-only and small (<80). There is automatic cross-posting so it doesn’t cost me any effort in this regard.
- imron 9y agoDon't worry, Facebook keeps track of devices, so they'll still know it's really you.
- aetherspawn 9y agoYes, they ask you to re-add all your old friends but I’m assuming that will disappear eventually when my other account goes poof [1]. 1: in reality, it probably doesn’t ever go poof.
- imron 9y agoI don't think that's a valid assumption :-)
- pkaye 9y agoI don't use Facebook much however there were some private support groups on there related to my health issues. However many of my friends and family don't know about my health issues so I wanted to create a separate account to view those groups. In order that Facebook doesn't link to my older account, I created a new account on my laptop, created a new gmail account, then created a new Facebook account with fake information. Even then Facebook managed to link me to the friends and family with my original account.