How do you find your friends contacts on Instagram?
Go to your Instagram profile page by tapping your photo at the bottom right of your phone’s screen. Tap the small person with a plus (and possibly a red number) at the top left. Tap the Contacts link. The next screen tells you that Instagram will find people you know, and you’re given the option to follow them.
How do I follow someone on Facebook without adding a friend?
You can remove your friend request button: Go to Account Settings » Under Privacy, Set “Who can send me friend requests” to Friends of Friends so the “Add Friend” button won’t appear on people who don’t have any friends from your own friends list. They will then have the option only to follow you.
Can you secretly follow someone on Facebook?
There is no way to follow somebody on Facebook anonymously because the person that you’re following will always be able to see your profile and name, If a person creates a fake accounts with a fake name and decides follow you. There’s no way to verify who they really are so in a sense they are anonymous.
What is the difference between friends and followers on Facebook?
Facebook friends are for close connections, while followers allow posts to reach wider audiences. Users can select the friends, people, and pages to follow to curate their News Feed and consume content of interest on Facebook.
Why can I follow but not friend?
It’s simply a follow that piggybacks on the friend request. This makes it so that you don’t see their posts in your feed, but you still remain friends and can still interact with them within the privacy settings they have set for their friends. This happens quite frequently, in fact.
Why do strangers follow me on Facebook?
Strangers May Be Able to See Your Facebook Posts Even If You’re Not Friends. To be honest, this is kind of scary. The “following” feature allows any user with a Facebook account to subscribe to your account so that your public updates show up in their newsfeed, even if you haven’t accepted them as a friend.
Do deleted friend requests automatically become followers?
You may delete those friend requests but that is not always the end of the story. Deleted Facebook friend requests become followers meaning they can see anything and everything you post to Facebook publicly.
Can you tell if a friend request was denied?
Look at the gray button next to the person’s name. If the button reads “Friend Request Sent,” the person has not yet accepted or declined your friend request. If the button reads “+1 Add Friend,” the person denied your friendship request.
Does a person know if you decline their friend request?
When you decline a friend request, the sender is not notified by Facebook. That person doesn’t know that you’ve declined the request, just that you haven’t (yet) accepted it.
Is it rude not to accept a friend request?
It’s not rude to ignore a friendship request or inbox message. Some people will inbox message people when sending friendship requests. If you decline the friendship request and they send another request, you can mark the request as spam to prevent them from sending another request.
What happens if a friend request is denied?
You can click on your Friend Requests icon. If they declined your friend request, you will see it there. If they didn’t confirm or decline your request — and your request is still out there — they didn’t accept it nor did they reject it. They’ve done nothing.
What does it mean when the add friend button is gray?
“If you’ve tried to add them and they’ve denied the request, Facebook can remove the option for you to be able to add them again by greying out the add friend button. They may have their settings that only people with mutual friends can add them, and if you have none then the button will appear greyed out.”
Why does the Add Friend button says message?
It means they’ve declined your request, possibly marking it as ”spam” therefore you’ll see the message button yet obviously you weren’t blocked by them if you still see their profile.