With the capacity to message nearly anyone on social media, there are certain drawbacks to having a Facebook profile. For example, you may want to block someone on Facebook if you’ve been the victim of online trolling or abuse. Thankfully, Facebook makes this a simple process and doesn’t notify the other person that they’ve been blocked.
You can even mute an annoying friend to stop seeing their posts, stories, and reels on your home page. You can also restrict people on Facebook instead of blocking them. But if you have tried everything and this person still trolls and harasses you online, you must block them. But let’s understand what it is to block someone on Facebook.
So What Does It Mean To Block Someone On Facebook?
When you block an account on Facebook, you cut off all ways that person can interact with you on the platform. So the blocked Facebook user cannot interact with you on Facebook. Of course, the person doesn’t get notified when you block them, but there are other ways they can find out. But that’s none of your concern.
People you’ve blocked on Facebook won’t be able to:
- Take a look at your posts.
- Invite you to Facebook groups and events.
- Look up your name on Facebook.
- Tag you in posts.
- Send you a friend request.
Note: Facebook doesn’t notify users when someone blocks them.
How To Block A Friend On Facebook Using iPhone?
There are two ways you can block a friend on Facebook. The first is through the Privacy & settings, and the other is by going to that user’s FB Profile. We’ll walk you through both of them. Note that either way can be carried out from any device you choose. For this article, we are showing each way on two different devices. However, the steps remain the same on any device you choose.
Steps to block a Facebook user on iPhone:
- Open the Facebook app
- Tap on the hamburger icon at the bottom-right corner
- Go to settings & Privacy
- Tap on Settings
- Go to Blocking
- Select the button “Add to blocked list.”
- Type the name of the person you want to block.
- Once you find the person, you want to block. Tap on the Block button next to the username of that person.
- Click on Block when a pop-up again asks if you want to block a person XYZ?
How To Block A Person From PC?
- Go to facebook.com and log in.
- In the search bar, type in the name of the person your want to block
- Open their profile on Facebook
- Click on the three dots on their FB profile
- Click on Block.
- Confirm your decision to block that person by selecting “confirm” from the pop-up dialogue box.
Now that you know how to block someone on Facebook, use this information to get rid of people bullying, irritating, or disturbing you on the platform easily. There are two ways to block a Facebook account:
- By going to their Facebook profile
- Through Privacy & Settings
If you change your mind, you can easily unblock someone on Facebook by returning to the “Block users” area and looking beneath the “Block users” column for a list of everyone you’ve blocked. Then, simply select “Unblock” from the drop-down menu next to their name.