Facebook: Here's How to Clear Your Off-Facebook Activity History

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Facebook this week globally launched its Off-Facebook Activity tool, which allows you to see and manage the activity the social network receives about you from other sites. As part of this tool, you have the ability to clear your off-Facebook activity history. Our guide will show you how this is done.

Note: These screenshots were captured in the Facebook application on iOS.

Step 1: Tap the three horizontal lines in the bottom-right corner of the screen.

Step 2: Scroll down and tap “Settings & Privacy.”

Step 3: Tap “Privacy Shortcuts.”

Step 4: Scroll down to the “Your Facebook Information” section and tap “View or clear your off-Facebook activity.”

Step 5: Tap “Clear History.”

Step 6: Tap “Clear History” on the confirmation window that appears.

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