Facebook Icon Shows on every tab in Safari

When I have multiple tabs open in Safari most tabs have a Facebook icon on it no matter what website I'm on. Sometimes it's every single tab. How do I get rid of this? Honestly, it's p***ing me off and makes me want to not use or buy another Apple product.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Mar 5, 2021 4:27 PM

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Mar 8, 2021 9:18 AM in response to pUsh4ward

Hi pUsh4ward,


It sounds like you're having trouble with tabs in Safari and we can help.


Are you seeing this icon on your Mac?


If you're on webpages for Facebook, then the icon for the website is going to show on every tab and that's normal.


If you're not on Facebook webpages, can you be more specific about where you're seeing the icon?


Try clearing your website data to see if that helps.

Clear the history and cookies from Safari on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch


Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities.

Mar 8, 2021 10:20 AM in response to Nicholas_B2

Yes, it's on my Mac that I have this issue. Can you please clarify by what you mean that if I'm on Facebook webpages, "then the icon for the website is going to show on every tab that's normal." Do you mean if I have one webpage up that is Facebook, but have other tabs open that are non Facebook pages those non Facebook tabs (websites) will also show a Facebook icon on the tabs even though they are not Facebook websites??


Here's what I've run into for example: I will have looked at Facebook, then use that same tab to enter a new web address like Youtube. So I now have only 1 tab open and it is on Youtube. The Facebook icon still shows on the tab instead of a Youtube icon, even though I no longer have a Facebook website up. Then I make a new tab for example, my local electricity webpage. This new tab I have also shows a Facebook icon. So all three tabs that are open show a Facebook icon on the tab, even though none of the tabs open are a Facebook webpage. The icons show on the tab at the top, on the left of it's description ie: Youtube. I will try clearing my history but cannot at this time.

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