If you're not a fan of Facebook's new Timeline, you're not alone. In a
CIO.com poll of more than 600 people, 87 percent responded that they
dislike the new profile design. Unfortunately for them -- and contrary
to Facebook Pages and Groups popping up -- there's no hitting the rewind
button to revert to the old profile.
When new Facebook features are added, scammers use the chaos, confusion
and disdain to take advantage of unsuspecting users. The most recent
instance involved the Facebook Ticker. There are ways to remove the
Ticker by using browser extensions; however, there is no such fix for
the Facebook Timeline.
Inside Facebook reported the following just recently:
“Despite Facebook’s efforts to educate users about the new profile,
some people have misconceptions that make them susceptible to scams like
these. We have found 16 Timeline-related scam pages, which have
collectively gained more than 71,000 likes. The largest, with nearly
19,000 likes, has been around for at least two weeks. These pages are
among the top search results when searching Facebook for “timeline.”
There are several Facebook Pages, rogue applications and rogue
browser extensions claiming to show you how to remove the Timeline from
your profile. Just doing a quick search via the Facebook Search bar
revealed the following:
Timeline is being rolled out to all users. If you don’t have it now,
then you soon will. If you have already made the switch and don’t like
it, well, the bad news is that you are stuck with it. There is no way to
revert back to your old profile.
