How To Veto Political Posts From Your Facebook News Feed

So you're not running with Romney or beaming for Barack, and you're a little sick of seeing all of the political posts on your Facebook news feed. There is a way to block them, without clicking on each one individually. Tech blog Lifehacker illustrates how to remove certain keywords (such as Romney, Obama, Democratic, Republican, etc.) from popping up in the news feed.

So you’re not running with Romney or beaming for Barack, and you’re a little sick of seeing all of the political posts on your Facebook news feed. There is a way to block them without clicking on each one individually. Tech blog Lifehacker illustrates how to remove certain keywords (such as Romney, Obama, Democratic, Republican, etc.) from popping up in the news feed.

Here are the steps:

  1. Install Social Fixer: Lifehacker suggests that users install Social Fixer, which allows people to block certain keywords.
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