When you hide a post on Facebook, it means that the post will no longer be visible on your timeline. This can be useful if you want to remove a post that you don’t want others to see, or if you simply want to declutter your timeline. However, it’s important to note that hiding a post does not mean that it disappears completely from Facebook.
While the post will no longer be visible on your timeline, it may still be visible to other people in different areas of Facebook. For example, if someone has shared the post or if you’re tagged in the post and it appears on their timeline, it will still be visible to their friends or followers depending on their privacy settings. Additionally, if the post is shared in a group or on a page, it will still be visible to the members or followers of that group or page.
Furthermore, hiding a post does not affect its visibility in other parts of Facebook, such as the News Feed or Search. If someone who is friends with you or follows you interacts with the post (e.g., likes or comments on it), their friends or followers may still see the post in their News Feed. Similarly, if someone searches for the content of the post using Facebook’s search function, the post may still appear in the search results.
It’s also worth mentioning that hiding a post does not change the privacy settings of that post. If the post was originally shared with a specific audience (e.g., Friends, Public, Only Me), hiding it on your timeline does not change who can see it in other places on Facebook. The post will still be visible to the same audience it was originally shared with.
When you hide a photo or post on your Facebook timeline, it will no longer be visible on your timeline but may still be visible to the audience it was shared with in other places on Facebook, such as News Feed or Search. It’s important to be mindful of the original privacy settings of the post and the actions of others, as these can affect its visibility to different audiences.