How To Opt Out Of Seeing Who's Reading What On Facebook (UPDATED)

News feeds are showing people who's reading what -- but you can opt out of that, either by choosing not to share what you read, limiting what kinds of posts you get from different friends, and many combinations thereof.

News feeds are showing people who’s reading what — but you can opt out of that, either by choosing not to share what you read, limiting what kinds of posts you get from different friends, or combinations thereof.

The recently launched Facebook editions of online publications, along with the upgraded plugins for media websites are together putting updates into news feeds to alert people when friends are reading the same story.

Publications including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The Guardian have launched Facebook editions, and news feed posts show articles read by friends.

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