Facebook gives users power to limit comments on public posts

People who share something publicly can now choose to limit comments to friends or only those tagged in it (Facebook/PA)

Facebook users sharing posts publicly have been granted the ability to restrict who comments in a move to “limit potentially unwanted interactions”, the social network has announced.

The change follows similar action by Twitter, meaning people who publish content visible to everyone now have the option to only allow comments from their friends, or tighten it further to only users and pages tagged.