How do I control who can see what's on my profile and timeline on Facebook?

While you can easily manage what you post on Facebook and who can see those posts, you can’t necessarily control what others post about you. If you’ve been tagged in an unflattering photo, it’s probably already shown up on your profile before you’ve had the chance to un-tag yourself.



However, there is a way to hand-pick exactly what appears on your Timeline, giving you more control over what people see when they look at your page. This feature only controls what appears on your Timeline—posts that you’re tagged in will still appear in search, the News Feed, and other parts of Facebook.

Here's an overview of who can see what's on your profile and tools you can use to control what you share on your profile and timeline. 

Overview

• To edit things like places you’ve lived or your family and relationships, click About below your cover photo, then hover over the info you’d like to change and click Edit. Use the audience selector next to this info to choose who you're sharing it with.
• Anyone can see your public information, which includes your name, profile picture, cover photo, gender, username, user ID (account number), and networks
• Only you and your friends can post to your timeline. When you post something, you can control who sees it by using the audience selector. When other people post on your timeline, you can control who sees it by choosing the audience of the Who can see what others post on your timeline setting.

Tools

• As you edit your info, you can control who sees what by using the audience selector.
• Before photos, posts and app activities that you’re tagged in appear on your timeline, you can approve or dismiss them by turning on timeline review. Keep in mind, you can still be tagged, and the tagged content (ex: photo, post) is shared with the audience the person who posted it selected other places on Facebook (ex: News Feed and search).
• Set an audience for who can see posts you’ve been tagged in on your timeline.
• To see what your profile looks like to other people, use the View As tool.