If you want to appear offline on Facebook, you need to change your active status settings. Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images You can turn off your active status on the Facebook website, Facebook mobile app, and Messenger mobile app. When your active status is turned off, you will appear offline even when you're online. You can also choose to appear offline only for certain people that you select. Visit Insider's Tech Reference library for more stories. Facebook may be responsible for putting the word "social" in social media, but there are times when you don't want – or don't have time