We will cover what tagging means on Facebook and how to tag someone. Next, we will see who can tag you on Facebook and offer the steps for controlling what happens when someone tags you. Lastly, we will cover the steps for knowing who tagged you on Facebook.
What Does Tagging Means on Facebook?
Tagging is a Facebook feature that allows users to mention each other in posts and comments. When someone tags you, the posts may appear in your timeline and be visible to the selected audience and people viewing your Facebook timeline. When someone tags you, they create a direct link to your Facebook profile, such that someone can click on it to view your Facebook profile. To tag someone, you only need to add the @ followed by their Facebook username. When their profile appears, click on it, and you will notice a link to their profile will get created. Facebook will notify you when someone tags you. Depending on your privacy policy, you can review the posts that tag you before they appear on Facebook.
Who Can Tag Me on Facebook
As noted earlier, tagging is a feature provided by Facebook. Therefore, anyone can tag you in their posts or other people’s posts. You can’t block who tags you on Facebook, and whenever someone tags you, Facebook will send you a notification for the same. Someone can easily tag you in their posts by mentioning you, starting with @. Also, someone can tag you in other people’s posts by mentioning you in the comment section. That way, people reading the comments will see that you are tagged and can click on the generated profile link to view your Facebook profile.
How To Control How People Tag You on Facebook
Yes, anyone on Facebook can tag you; there is no feature to prevent that. However, you can control what happens after someone tags you on Facebook. You can control the privacy settings for posts that tag you by choosing who can see posts that tag you. Follow the below steps.
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How To Know Who Tagged You on Facebook
The activity log section of your Facebook account can display people who tag you on Facebook and the posts that they tag you in. Let’s see the steps for knowing who has tagged you on Facebook.
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Clicking on either will display a list of the posts, photos, or comments where you’ve been tagged and the name of the Facebook user that tagged you.
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Conclusion
Tagging a person on Facebook is easy, and anyone on Facebook can tag you by mentioning your Facebook username. We’ve seen how you can control what happens when someone tags you and how to see who tags you on Facebook.
