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How to Block Users on Facebook

February 16, 2024 by admin Category: How To

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This article is co-authored by wikiHow writer Aly Rusciano. Aly Rusciano is a creative writer living in suburban Nashville, Tennessee. She has over 10 years of creative, academic and professional writing experience. Aly’s writing has been nationally recognized by Sigma Tau Delta Rectangle and published in Blue Marble Review, The Sunshine Review, PopMatters and Cathartic Literary. Aly holds a BA in English from the University of Tennessee at Martin with a major in Creative Writing and a minor in Drama.

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This is an article on how to block users on Facebook so they can’t find, view or contact your account. You can do this on the phone app and the desktop website. If you accidentally block someone, you can always unblock them.

Table of Contents

  • Steps
    • On the phone
    • On the computer
  • Advice
  • Warning

Steps

On the phone

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Open Facebook. It’s an app with a blue background with a white “f”. The News Feed section will appear if you’re signed in to Facebook on a phone or tablet.

  • If you are not logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password to continue.
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Select . This icon is in the bottom right corner of the screen (iPhone) or the top right corner of the screen (Android).
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Scroll down and select Settings near the bottom of the screen.

  • Skip this step if you use Android operating system.
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Select Account Settings to open your account settings.

  • On Android, you have to scroll down first.
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Select Blocking from the second group of options on this page, near the bottom of the screen.

  • With smaller phones, you may have to scroll down first.
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Select the name field. It’s an input that says “Type a name or email” near the top of the screen.
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Enter the name of the person you want to block, then select Block . The screen will display a confirmation page.

  • If you have the person’s email address, you can also enter the name instead.
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Select Block next to the name of the person you want to block. Facebook will display several names that closely resemble the name you entered; select Block to the right of the username you want to block.
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Select Block when asked. It’s the blue button near the bottom of the page. This will block the user you selected.

On the computer

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Go to the Facebook page. Go to https://www.facebook.com using your favorite browser. You’ll see the News Feed page if you’re signed in to Facebook.

  • If you are not logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password to continue.
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Click the . icon

Android 7 Dropdown

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in the upper right corner of the Facebook page to open a selection list.

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Click Settings near the bottom of the drop-down list.
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Click Blocking on the left side of the Settings page.
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Click the name field. It’s an input that says “Add name or email” just below the “Block users” heading.
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Enter a username, then click Block . If you have the person’s email address, you can also enter the name instead.
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Click Block next to the name of the person you want to block. Facebook will display a list of names that closely match the name you entered; Click Block next to the name of the person you want to block.
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    Click Block [Name] when asked. It’s the blue button at the bottom of the window that just popped up. This will add the person to the block list.
  • Advice

    • You can also block users on Facebook by going to their profile, selecting the … icon near the top of the page, and selecting Block from the menu that appears.
    • Before you block someone, you should consider unfollowing them so you don’t see their updates anymore.

    Warning

    • After unblocking someone, if you want to block them again, you have to wait 48 hours.
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    This article is co-authored by wikiHow writer Aly Rusciano. Aly Rusciano is a creative writer living in suburban Nashville, Tennessee. She has over 10 years of creative, academic and professional writing experience. Aly’s writing has been nationally recognized by Sigma Tau Delta Rectangle and published in Blue Marble Review, The Sunshine Review, PopMatters and Cathartic Literary. Aly holds a BA in English from the University of Tennessee at Martin with a major in Creative Writing and a minor in Drama.

    This article has been viewed 2,019 times.

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