How to Block and Unblock Someone on Facebook

If you have been using Facebook for some time, you would definitely come across some irritating friends that you want to block them. In Facebook, there is an option to block someone on Facebook. This is more than just removing them as a friend. Blocking would eliminate the possibility of them able to add you back a friend.

Therefore, please use this blocking feature only as of the last option. There are many other ways to remove annoying friend such as snoozing them or hide them from your newsfeed. Blocking someone would mean that you do not want this person to be able to connect with you in your Facebook account.

So, if you want to know how to block a person, here are the steps

HOW TO BLOCK SOMEONE ON FACEBOOK

Step 1

Go to Facebook and open the profile page of the person you want to block

Step 2

In the person’s profile page, click the three dot icon above

Step 3

A slide down menu will be shown. Click “Block”

Step 4

Click “Confirm” to confirm blocking the person

That person will be no longer able to:-

• See your post
• Tag you
• Invite you to events or groups
• Add you as friend
• Blocking will also unfriend the person from your friend’s list

So, you have blocked someone on Facebook, and suddenly you have a change of heart. Fortunately, Facebook also has the option that allows you to unblock that person.

Here are the steps

HOW TO UNBLOCK SOMEONE ON FACEBOOK

Step 1

Open your Facebook account and click the arrow icon here at the top right

Step 2

A scroll down menu will be shown. Click the “Settings”

Step 3

At the General Account Settings, click “Blocking” here

Step 4

A list of all your unblock friends are listed here. Click “Unblock” beside their name to unblock them

Step 5

Click “Confirm” here to confirm unblocking the person

Once unblocked, the person can now able to:-

• See your timeline and posts if you set it to public
• Any tags of you and the person you unblocked will be restore

However, you will still need to request that person to add you back as a friend. This is because once you blocked a person, that person automatically is removed as friends. So, if you requested them to add you back a friend, they will know that you have removed or block them as a friend before.

Once you unblock them, you will not be able to block them again for a couple few days.

So, there you have it. A simple explanation of how you can block and unblock someone on Facebook. Please leave us a comment below on how many friends you have that you feel like blocking? Please also read our previous article on how to block someone from seeing your Facebook friend’s list.