A Taiwanese couple recently began a Facebook campaign to teach users of the social networking site how to block applications they do not like, helping them simplify their Facebook page and keep it focused on their friends’ updates.
The technique has gained popularity since it was posted online on Friday, with the number of “likes” on the page rising to 6,500.
Facebook applications, from quizzes and advertisements to tagging friends’ pictures, have become the rage in the country, but have also proved annoying to many netizens.
One couple, calling themselves the “Naso Couple,” found a way of freeing themselves from such intrusions.
“The method we use blocks only certain applications on which users do not want to be tagged,” Naso said in an article posted online. “Users can still be tagged by their friends, but never by blocked applications.”
In an article posted on both their blog and Facebook page, the couple teach Facebook users how to block unwanted applications step by step, using icons and pictures.
Most users say the steps are easy to follow.
First, the user is instructed to click on the application’s link to the “Request for Permission” page and then click on the name of the application on the upper left corner to visit its own page.
There, one will see a “Block App” icon in the bottom left column and with one click users can get rid of the annoying application.
The couple also discovered that the “Request for Permission” page for these applications is usually in English, leading users to inadvertently click on the “Allow” icon, which allows the application to keep popping up on their Facebook page.
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