How to block invitations to games on Facebook

If you are reading this, you may be sick of receiving notifications on Facebook, go check them with some enthusiasm, and discover that it is another invitation to play Candy Crush, Farmville or Asked. These invitations, especially if they do not interest you, can be quite annoying and lead you even to enmity with the person who sends them to you. Is there no way to get rid of them? Fortunately, yes. In .com we tell you how to block invitations to games on Facebook.

You will need to:
  • A computer with Internet access.
  • An account on Facebook.
Steps to follow:

one

Facebook allows you to configure the social network in a very specific and personalized way, and of course you have in mind that these notifications of game invitations can be very annoying. The first step to eliminate them is to go to the Facebook Settings page . To do this, click on the dark blue inverted triangle that appears in the upper right part of the screen and, in the drop-down menu, click on "Settings".

two

You will access the general Facebook configuration page . On the left side you will see a column with a menu that shows all the things you can configure: General, Privacy, Security, etc. One of the options that you will see, with an icon with a forbidden direction sign, is "Locks". Click there

3

From this page you can manage all the things you want to block on Facebook so that they stop bothering you. Users, invitations to events, applications, etc. We are interested in the third option, "Block applications invitations" and the fifth "Block applications". If the friends who send you invitations to applications are just a few and you know who they are, use the first option, writing their name in the blank field.

4

If instead you want to block a particular application, write which one you do not want to know anything about in the "Block applications" option. As in the case of friends whose invitations you want to block, you can enter all you want.

5

Finally, and to make sure you never bother these issues again, you can also delete notifications. That is, if a new friend decides to invite you to one or several games, never receive the warning. To do this, in Settings go to "Notifications". There, click on the "Edit" of "Requests and application activity". A list will open with all the applications that you have active, so you can uncheck those you do not want to receive notices.