Last updated: July 6, 2024
Public chat Facebook, every day thousands of users decide to share stories. If you are a follower of this social network, you should know that if you watch a Story, the account owner will know it.
However, it has certainly happened to you that you want to display the people who have seen your story Facebook but at the bottom it is marked +1 other. Now you must be wondering who are these other profiles and why Facebook don't show their names.
In this article we will answer this question and also find out if it is possible to see other people on stories Facebook.
Who are the others who appear in the story Facebook ?
The other » (Others) of your story Facebook are people who are not on your friends list. These certain people can be your followers on Facebook or Messenger who saw your story Facebook. They are subscribed to your profile or your personal or professional page.
These “other” viewers may also appear if they simply removed you from their friend list for some reason. They can still see your posts if they are addressed to everyone (Public). This is the default setting for most stories.
Block someone you don't know or people you're not friends with from viewing your story Facebook
The mention "others" appears at the bottom of the list of people who have viewed your story Facebook, which is active and visible for 24 hours. Only you can see who has come to watch your stories.
Change privacy settings
You are the only one who can see especially who reacted. This makes it possible to establish, for professionals, engagement statistics, with different levels: blue thumb, heart, surprise emoticon, etc. This is what makes the difference with publications made on the wall, whose reactions are by default visible to everyone.
The “others” can then be identified as spies, who are no longer part of your friends list, but who continue to observe your story Facebook. In this specific case, it may be useful to adjust your privacy settings so that you no longer see them.
Making the changes is done in the following steps:
- Create or add photo, video or text content to share in your story.
- Click or tap Policy at the bottom left of the screen and select the audience:
- Public : these are your friends and subscribers as well as those with whom you have opened a discussion on Messenger. On the other hand, if all your followers can see your story, only your friends can reply and react to it.
- Friends : this parameter reserves the story Facebook to your friends only. Your Messenger contacts, however, do not see it.
- custom : You can allow certain people to see your stories. It is a totally private mode of communication.
- Validate by clicking on Save.
Hide your stories from certain people
The privacy settings are particularly rich and varied, and also allow you to reduce your audience with precision.
To hide your story Facebook for some people, follow these steps:
- As with any change to privacy settings, create your content and click Policy.
- Click on friends and press " Hide story for ».
- Select from the list of your friends those from whom you want to hide your story, then click on Save.
Logically, hiding your story Facebook will not affect “Others” who may continue to view your confidential publication. This allows you to choose between removing the friends list or simply hiding the story Facebook.
What does “Others” mean in a story Facebook for a business page
In a personal page and even more so professional, visitors marked as “Others” when visiting a story Facebook have a specific function. They can be part of KPI (key performance indicators) to measure the reach of a story Facebook.
This is all the more important in the context of advertising stories, to assess the potential of your audience, customers and prospects. If the story Facebook advertising is public, the "Others" indicate the people who must be convinced, who are not yet subscribed to the page and who, therefore, cannot react.
Creating a story Facebook professional or group page is done in the same way as creating it on a personal page. However, you must belong to the administrators group to be able to upload it online. Likewise, it will appear for 24 hours.
Stories, especially with the “Others” indication, are a good way to measure the audience and its development potential. It is recommended to have a sufficient publication rhythm and to alternate stories to attract and maintain public interest. The interface Facebook business has additional features that help you monitor audience variations in Stories.
Check the viability of stories Facebook
Stories are still broadcasts that can reach a large audience, including “Others”. If you don't want to control the broadcasts of certain people in your news, you can mute them or reactivate them like a conversation on Messenger.
Mute certain stories
To mute the story of one of your contacts (friends and relations on Messenger), you just have to follow these steps:
- Go to the section Stories Top right of News Feed: Right arrow at top of stories thumbnails to view all stories.
- Select the tile for the person or page you want to mute.
- Click on the three small dots at the top right.
- Then click on Put the story of muted, and confirm with "mute"
Reactivate stories
Reactivate a story Facebook is the reverse of muting. To reactivate certain stories, simply:
- Go to the stories section of the news feed and press the right arrow
- At the top left select "settings"
- Just below "muted stories", click the "Unmute" button right next to the name of the person, group or page that is listed.