It’s no longer surprising when a friend or acquaintance launches into a rant on your Facebook feed. Anything from a politician’s tweet to a movie spoiler to the type of mask someone is wearing (or not) can set it off.<\/p>
If you believe someone in your Facebook feed has crossed a line, you have several options for removing their posts \u2014 or them \u2014 from the picture. You have the option to unfriend, Block, snooze them (which means you won’t see anything from them for 30 days), or simply hide one of their entries. Here’s a rundown of how to block someone on Facebook and other pieces of information you might need.<\/p>
Sometimes there’s no getting around it: someone has seriously offended you, and you don’t want them anywhere, at any time, on your timeline.<\/p>
When you block someone, they can no longer post on your timeline. They won’t be able to see anything you post on your timeline, tag you, invite you, friend you, or initiate a conversation with you. You will also unfriend them if you are already friends with them.<\/p>
To block someone, use the following steps:<\/p>
You can block a profile from seeing and interacting with your posts, comments, and updates. When you block someone’s profile, they can no longer:<\/p>
When you unfriend or unfollow a friend, Facebook automatically unfriends and unfollows that profile, removing their activity from your feed. Keep in mind, however, that blocking and other restrictions are profile-specific; if the blocked person creates a new profile, they can contact you again.<\/p>
To block someone from a desktop browser, do the following:<\/p>
When you block someone using the Facebook mobile app, the steps are pretty similar:<\/p>
To block a profile on Facebook using a mobile browser, follow these steps:<\/p>
When you block someone on Messenger, they can’t send you messages or call you on Facebook or Instagram.<\/p>
To block someone on Messenger, follow these steps:<\/p>
Note that blocking on Messenger differs from blocking on Facebook in that you can still see and visit a blocked profile on Facebook. Depending on their settings, you can see their status, likes, comments, and tags.<\/p>
Messenger recently introduced the Restrict feature, which can be found directly above the Block option. When you restrict someone on Messenger, you can do the following:<\/p>
Seeing the list of blocked people is simple:<\/p>
If you want to access the blocked list through the Facebook mobile app, the procedure is slightly different:<\/p>
The list also includes an additional method for blocking people. You can add people to the list without visiting their profile pages by searching for them in the search bar.<\/p>
Blocking someone prevents them from interacting with you directly. However, you may still come across them through mutual friends and tagged posts.<\/p>
Here is a list of what you can see after blocking someone:<\/p>
Facebook wants us to use the block feature as the last resort, but it also provides other tools with varying degrees of constraint. Before you block someone, consider the following alternatives:<\/p>
When you unblock someone, you remove them from your blocked list and allow them to see your publicly shared posts and content.<\/p>
However, unblocking a profile does not automatically make them your Facebook friend. To add them to your list, you must send a request. You will also be unable to block them for the next 48 hours.<\/p>
To unblock someone, follow these steps:<\/p>
It is sometimes necessary to see less of someone, especially after a breakup or a disagreement between friends. Facebook has launched a new “take a break” feature, which allows you to:<\/p>
Also, if you don’t want your message threads to appear in your list every time you open Facebook Chat or Messenger, you can archive them.<\/p>
When you block a contact on Android or iPhone, they will still be able to text you. These messages will not appear on your phone, but the sender will see that they were sent. They will be unaware that they have been blocked.<\/p>
When you block someone’s Facebook profile on Messenger, you also block their Facebook profile. They will be unable to message, call, or search for your Facebook profile. If you block someone on Facebook, you also unfriend them. When you block someone, they are not notified.<\/p>
The length of a temporary Facebook block is determined by the severity of the violation and the user’s Facebook history. It has been discovered that a temporary block can last as little as a few hours or as long as 30 days. There is currently no way to view the Block’s duration.<\/p>