Choosing an audience

On Facebook, the audience can be made up of:
  • The public, including people on and off Facebook
  • Your friends and other connections, such as the friends of people you tag
  • A customized list of people
  • Yourself
  • The members of a single community, such as a group
On Instagram, you can set the audience for what you share by choosing between a private or public account. With a private account, only followers you approve can see what you share. With a public account, your posts and other content on Instagram can be seen by anyone, on or off our Products, including if they don’t have an account. You can restrict the audience for your content by blocking individual accounts from viewing them. You can also create a close friends list for certain types of content that only the people on that list can see.

Take control

Audience settings Manage your audience settings on Facebook or Instagram.

Audience settings are different from app permissions

Your audience settings are different from the permissions you give to individual apps and websites to access your information. Read our policy about how you may share information with integrated partners.