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Safety and control

Blocking a person

Stop contact from a person, understand what a block changes and unblock them from your list.

Block stops several forms of contact with a particular person. Use it when you do not want them messaging you or appearing in your conversations. A report asks staff to review conduct; blocking changes your own interactions immediately after the block is confirmed.

You can block a person from their profile, from the menu on their name, or from More on their row in People → Friends.

Make the block

  1. Choose Block.
  2. Read Block [name]? and the effects listed in the confirmation.
  3. Choose Block again, or Cancel to leave things as they are.
  4. Look for [name] is blocked.

If the action says That did not work. Try again in a moment., it was not confirmed. Check the connection before relying on the block.

What changes

Blocking works in both directions for friendship, following and direct messages:

  • An existing friendship ends. Neither person can send the other a friend request while the block remains.
  • Any existing follow between the pair ends, and neither can follow the other while blocked.
  • Neither person can send the other a direct message.
  • You stop seeing the blocked person’s wall posts, comments and chat lines. Other readers can still see those entries.
  • The blocked person no longer sees your named online presence or friendship listing.
  • Mentions from the blocked person do not notify you.

The confirmation says the person is not told that you blocked them. A block is not a guarantee that public work becomes inaccessible. Public nodes and material already shared remain public according to their own access rules.

Blocking is also separate from leaving a group chat. If you want to leave that conversation, use People → Leave group inside it. Closing its room tab only closes the tab.

Find and lift a block

Open People → Friends → Blocked, or Settings → Privacy & security → Blocked people. Both show the people you have blocked.

Choose Unblock beside the person. While the request is running, the control says Unblocking…. The confirmation says [name] is unblocked.

Unblocking does not restore the friendship or any follow that ended when you blocked them. You would need to start those relationships again separately, where allowed.

If the list says Blocked people could not be loaded., use Try again. An unavailable list does not establish that you have no blocks. You have not blocked anyone. is the empty-list state.

Block and report when needed

Use Report on a message to report that content. Use Report in a person's name menu or profile to report the account. A block does not itself submit a report, so include the details staff need if you want a review.

For broader contact choices, see Who can message me. For named presence and other safety settings, see Privacy controls.