Your inbox is getting FLOODED with Facebook emails and you can’t make it stop 🙁
This is so annoying!
Maybe you get 20+ emails a day about comments, likes, friend requests, and random shit you don’t care about. Or you turn off notifications but they keep coming back. I’m not gonna lie, Facebook’s email system is aggressive as hell and designed to spam you constantly, deadass..
Why Facebook Sends So Many Emails
Facebook bombards you with emails for a bunch of annoying reasons, and they make it deliberately hard to stop, no cap.
Here’s why your inbox is flooded:
- Default settings enable everything – Facebook turns on ALL email types when you join
- New features auto-enable emails – Every Facebook update adds more email notifications
- Multiple notification categories – Dozens of different email types all enabled separately
- Settings don’t sync properly – You turn them off but they reset
- Third-party apps triggering emails – Connected apps sending Facebook-related emails
- Group and Page notifications – Every group/page you join adds more emails
And let’s break down how to actually stop this spam….
Turn Off All Email Notifications At Once
The fastest way to stop Facebook emails is turning off ALL notifications in one go, IYKYK.
Mobile App Method
Open Facebook app. Tap Menu (three lines bottom right). Go to Settings & Privacy > Settings > Notifications. Scroll down to Where You Receive Notifications and tap Email.
So uncheck the box next to All Notifications. This turns off EVERY email type at once, fr fr.
Check Facebook’s official notification guide for more details on email settings.
Desktop Method
Log into facebook.com on computer. Click the down arrow top right. Select Settings & Privacy > Settings. Click Notifications in left menu. Click Email under notification types.
But uncheck every box or toggle off All Notifications at the top. Save changes, deadass.
Use The Unsubscribe Link In Emails
Every Facebook email has an unsubscribe link at the bottom. This is the quickest way to stop emails without logging into Facebook!
Open any Facebook email. Scroll ALL the way to the bottom. Click Unsubscribe or Manage Email Notifications.
This takes you directly to email settings where you can turn off that specific type or ALL emails at once, no cap.
Turn Off Specific Email Categories
If you want SOME emails but not others, you can customize which categories send emails, IYKYK.
In Facebook app: Menu > Settings & Privacy > Settings > Notifications > Email. You’ll see categories like:
Comments – Emails when someone comments on your posts. Tags – Emails when you’re tagged in photos/posts. Friend Requests – Emails about new friend requests. Messages – Emails about Messenger messages. Reminders – Emails about events, birthdays, memories. People You May Know – Suggested friends emails.
Toggle OFF the categories you don’t want. Leave ON only the ones you actually need, fr fr.
Having other email issues? Learn how to fix notification problems if those are also broken…
Stop Group Notification Emails
If you’re in Facebook groups, they send TONS of emails about every post and comment.
Go to the group page. Click Notifications (bell icon). Select Off to stop all emails from that group.
But you can also choose Highlights (only important posts) or All Posts (everything). Set it to OFF for groups that spam too much, deadass.
Do this for EVERY group you’re in that’s flooding your inbox.
Stop Page Notification Emails
Facebook Pages you follow also send emails when they post new content, no cap.
Go to the Page. Click Following dropdown. Select Notifications. Set to Off to stop emails from that specific Page.
Repeat for every Page that’s spamming your inbox. You’ll still follow the Page but won’t get email notifications about their posts.
Check Third-Party App Permissions
Apps and games connected to your Facebook account can trigger email notifications, IYKYK.
Go to Settings & Privacy > Settings > Apps and Websites. Review which apps have access to your Facebook. Remove apps you don’t use anymore by clicking Remove.
Some apps send emails “from Facebook” about their activity. Removing them stops those emails, fr fr.
Also dealing with Facebook Page reach issues? That’s another Meta platform problem…
Change Email Frequency Settings
Facebook lets you control HOW OFTEN you get emails even if you keep notifications on.
In Email Settings, look for Email Frequency options. You can choose:
Immediately – Get emails right away (most spam). Daily – Get one summary email per day. Weekly – Get one summary email per week. Off – No emails at all.
Setting to Daily or Weekly drastically reduces inbox clutter while keeping you informed, deadass.
Block Facebook Emails In Your Email Client
If Facebook settings won’t save or keep resetting, block them directly in your email, no cap.
Gmail Block
Open a Facebook email. Click the three dots top right. Select Block “notification@facebookmail.com”. All future emails from that address go to spam.
Facebook uses multiple email addresses though (facebookmail.com, fb.com, etc), so you might need to block several.
Outlook Block
Right-click a Facebook email. Select Junk > Block Sender. Outlook will move all Facebook emails to junk folder automatically.
Create Email Filter
Set up a filter to auto-delete or auto-archive Facebook emails. In Gmail, search for “from:facebook” then click Create Filter. Choose Delete it or Skip Inbox, IYKYK.
Having trouble with other Facebook features? Check out why search isn’t working if that’s also broken…
Why Settings Keep Resetting
You turn off email notifications but they come back after a few days or weeks?
This happens because:
Facebook updates resetting preferences – New versions sometimes reset email settings. Check settings after every app update, fr fr.
Multiple devices causing conflicts – Settings from one device overwriting another. Log out everywhere except one device and set preferences there.
Browser cache issues – Corrupted cache preventing settings from saving. Clear browser cache and try again.
Account sync problems – Facebook’s servers failing to save your changes. Use the unsubscribe link in emails instead of app settings, deadass.
Stop Birthday And Event Reminder Emails
Facebook loves spamming you with birthday and event reminders, no cap.
In Email Settings, find Reminders category. Turn off:
Birthdays – Daily emails about friends’ birthdays. Events – Reminders about upcoming events. Memories – “On This Day” nostalgia emails.
Disable all three to stop the constant reminder spam.
Report Facebook Emails As Spam
If nothing works and Facebook keeps emailing you after you’ve unsubscribed, report them as spam, IYKYK.
In your email client, mark Facebook emails as spam/junk. This tells your email provider that Facebook is sending unwanted emails.
But if enough people report Facebook emails as spam, it can affect their email deliverability and force them to respect unsubscribe requests, fr fr.
Delete Your Email From Facebook
Nuclear option: Remove your email address from Facebook entirely, deadass.
Go to Settings & Privacy > Settings > Contact. Click Edit next to your email. Remove or change your email to a throwaway address.
Facebook can’t send emails if they don’t have your real email address. But you’ll need to use phone number login instead.
What Actually Works
Facebook sends too many emails because default settings enable everything, new features auto-add notifications, groups and pages spam constantly, and settings keep resetting!
Your best fixes: Turn off all email notifications at once in Settings > Notifications > Email, use unsubscribe links at bottom of Facebook emails, disable specific categories you don’t need, turn off notifications for individual groups and pages, block Facebook email addresses in your email client.
And remember that Facebook WANTS to spam you – it’s designed to keep you engaged. So you have to be aggressive about turning off notifications or they’ll keep coming back, no cap.
Most email spam can be stopped in 10-15 minutes once you know where all the settings are. But if notifications keep resetting? Use the unsubscribe link in emails or block Facebook addresses directly – those methods bypass Facebook’s buggy settings 😉
If this helped you stop the Facebook email flood, share it with friends drowning in notification spam!
