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How to prevent friends from inviting you to events on Facebook

I get a lot of event invitations on Facebook. The problem is, many of the invitations are very poorly targeted. Here are a few examples:

First example: Holiday Hair How To

Why poorly targeted: 

1. I have no hair.
2. I don't do anything with my head for the holidays.
3. I live 3,000 miles away from the event. 

Second example: Dear Santa Pawz
Why poorly targeted:

1. I have no dog.
2. I don't like big Santa events.
3. I live 3,000 miles away from the event. 

Third example: New Year's Eve Sweat Lodge
Why poorly targeted:

1. The illustration is unnerving to me.
2. I sweat plenty as it is.
3. I live 3,000 miles away from the event. 

Here's how to stop getting event invites from certain friends:

1. From anywhere on Facebook, click the down arrow at the top right corner
2. Click Privacy Settings
3. Go to Blocked People and Apps
4. Go to Manage Blocking
5. Go to Block Event Invites
6. Now go open another tab and call up the Facebook Home page
7. Click on Events on the left menu
8. Scroll down to see the events you've been invited to 
9. Get the names of the friends who have invited you to events, and add them to the block list

I have made such posts in the past, and friends who send out a lot of invitations for events at their businesses have objected. Tell you what: You can have mine. Tell how the Holiday Hair How-To goes.    

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