# Is there a way to stop Facebook from recommending my friends to other people? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 11, 2023, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-stop-facebook-from-recommending-my-friends-to-other-people/979638 "2023-02-11T22:54:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2023, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-stop-facebook-from-recommending-my-friends-to-other-people/979638/1 "2023-02-11T22:54:49Z")
Having dealt with a stalker situation, I’d prefer to keep my friends list private (and I did set it to hidden.) There was a stalker who was contacting my Facebook friends, asking them questions about me. But I hear people say that Facebook is still giving friend suggestions to other people, ie “Here is a friend of Velocity’s, maybe you know him or her?” How do I get Facebook to stop giving out those suggestions as well? I would prefer that nobody know who any of my FB friends are. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2023, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-stop-facebook-from-recommending-my-friends-to-other-people/979638/2 "2023-02-14T04:16:44Z")
Hmm. I can’s say I’ve ever seen that. The “People You May Know” recommends people. It will list the number of Mutual Friends, and I can go look at who my mutuals are. The only thing I can guess is that you show up as a friend on that other person’s profile. Can you check and see if that’s the case? Ask someone you know to check a mutual friend’s profile to see if you are listed as one of their friends.