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Only group admins can change the privacy of a Facebook group. There are two privacy settings for Facebook groups.
Public group
Anyone might choose to create a public group for something such as fans of a television show or travel tips for their city. Anyone on or off Facebook can see who’s in the group and what they post.
Private group
Anyone might choose to create a private group to discuss something more sensitive, such as a health concern, or for a group of people who know each other, such as a neighbourhood. Only members can see who’s in the group and what they post.
Changing public group to private
Public groups can change to private. If an admin schedules the privacy setting to change, they have three days to cancel if they’d like to. Once a group changes from public to private, the change is permanent.
- All admins will get a notification when the privacy change is scheduled.
- Everyone in the group will get a notification when the privacy change happens.
- If the change is cancelled, the group will stay public and admins will be notified that the change was cancelled.
To change the privacy of a public Facebook group that you admin follow these steps:
- Go to facebook.com/groups and select your group.
- Click Group info (Group title) on the mobile version.
- Click Group settings (Settings menu item).
- Click Privacy.
- Select Private and then click Next.
- Click on Change privacy.
Changing private group to public
Private groups can’t change to public to protect the privacy of group members. Group admins can manage who can find and join this group with the “Hide group” and “Who can join the group” settings. Group admins can make their groups visible or hidden in the Hide group options menu.