Hidden MySpace Groups Become Unhidden

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Ben Parr
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Hidden MySpace Groups Become Unhidden
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However, it has been down for maintenance for several hours now, and displaying the message "Groups are currently disabled for special maintenance. They will be available again shortly" when users try to access it.

Unfortunately for users though, the update seems to have had a negative side-effect: MySpace group information re-appeared on profiles of at least some users across the social networking behemoth. Many MySpace users hide their group affiliations from the public for privacy reasons, and as such, this has resulted in a lot of users asking the same question: how do I hide them again?

If your profile has been affected by MySpace's maintenance, just click on "My Account." Then go to the "Miscellaneous" section and uncheck the box that say "Display Groups on Profile." That's it!

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