How to tell Facebook to stop tracking every website you visit

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How to tell Facebook to stop tracking every website you visit

Go to Facebook's "Accounts Center." https://accountscenter.facebook.com/

(The following screenshots are from a desktop screen.)

If you have more than one profile, pick the profile for which you want to manage your privacy settings.

On the left, select "Your information and permissions."

On the right, in the second section of links, click "Your activity off Meta technologies."

Meta Accounts Center: screenshot of Your information and permissions

On the page for "Your activity off Meta technologies," go to "Manage future activity." Tell Meta (i.e., Facebook and Instagram) to stop tracking every website you visit.

Meta Accounts Center: screenshot of Your activity off Meta technologies, with one option highlighted

Next, tell them to "Clear previous activity," i.e., to delete everything they've previously tracked.

Meta Accounts Center: screenshot of Your activity off Meta technologies, with another option highlighted