How to See Who Blocked You on Facebook

Worried that someone has blocked you on Facebook? There are ways to check the signs whether that is the case. Here’s how to find out.

Who blocked me on Facebook? That is a question many of us will ask. Thankfully, there’s a lot you can do if you suspect someone has blocked you on Facebook.

Perhaps a friend has suddenly started ignoring you. Or maybe you stopped seeing their posts on your feed. Are they just busy? Or did you do something wrong and get blocked? Can you tell who blocked you?

We’ll show you how to find out who, if any, has blocked you on Facebook…

How to find out who blocked you on Facebook

You can’t directly see who blocked you on Facebook, but there are some good signs to follow.

The first thing you should do is determine if you’ve been blocked or simply unfriended (yes, that hurts too).

Try tagging someone who might have blocked you

Let’s say you’ve found a meme that you want to show your friends. Usually, you would tag them by writing their name and then clicking on the relevant link to their profile. They will be notified of the card and see it the next time they log in.

But if you’re blocked by that person, you won’t be able to tag them in any posts—including memes, photos, and any other posts you’re adding to your (or someone else’s) timeline.

Whether you can tag someone who unfriended you on Facebook depends on that person’s privacy settings. It also depends on the settings of the group you can join: if the other person isn’t in the private group, you still won’t be able to tag them.

Use Facebook’s search function to see if you’re blocked

Search your friends on Facebook. Just log in and you’ll see a search box at the top left of the page. Similarly, if you’re using the Facebook app to find out who blocked you, the search function will be at the top of your feed.

A list of profiles and pages will appear. Toggle results by clicking People. If you’ve been blocked, their profile won’t show up in this setting. However, if you’re searching for All, there’s a good chance you’ll see them, even in case they’ve blocked you.

If you see a display image of the person you’re looking for, click it. You will be able to see part of their profile (depending on their privacy settings) if they just unfriend you. But if you’ve been blocked, you won’t be able to access anything.

Use a mutual friend’s profile to check who blocked you

If you’ve checked Facebook using those methods, you can now look for more signs. The easiest way is to go to the profile of the person you and the person who potentially blocked you both know. You will be able to see a short list of their friends; Click View All. It will tell you how many contacts you have in common.

You can scroll through their contacts or just type in the field that says “Find a friend”.

If you can see their name and profile picture, you can breathe a sigh of relief as this shows that they’re not blocking you.

If you can’t see them, there’s another potential answer to their absence. They may have deactivated their entire account. We will come back to that later.

Check previous Facebook messages after potentially blocked

Here’s another trick, although it depends on whether you’ve contacted the person before. This doesn’t help when it comes to unfamiliar relatives. (That situation shouldn’t bother you too much. However, being blocked before getting to know it properly can be frustrating.)

Try to remember anything this contact wrote on your profile or—if you’ve prevented others from posting on your Facebook timeline—a mutual friend’s profile. This could be a birthday message, a festive wish or anything random.

These will remain visible regardless of your friendship status. However, if you’ve been blocked, someone else’s profile picture won’t appear or will be replaced with a question mark. Their names may also be covered by black boxes.

Search for someone who may have blocked you on Messenger

If you’ve spoken to this person using Facebook Messenger in the past, here’s another indicator you can check.

You have to do this through the Facebook website as the app sometimes still shows blocked accounts.

Go to the Messenger section and click See All in Messenger in the drop-down menu. Access the conversation you already have with the contact. If you’ve been blocked, their profile picture won’t load; it will be replaced with a standard gray outline. You also won’t be able to click on their name to view their profile.

You can also try sending them a message. If you have been blocked, your attempt will be unsuccessful. Facebook will let you know that a temporary error has occurred.

How can you tell they haven’t deactivated their Facebook account? In most cases, their name won’t appear at all if they’ve deleted their account, but deletion is different from deactivation. Deletion is a more permanent step, while deactivation just means they don’t use Facebook for a short time.

The platform can be distracting at busy times, so deactivating the platform is an attempt to give up Facebook for a while. That might be why you didn’t get a response from them, but they’ll probably be back soon.

Deletion means they have no intention of coming back. In this case, their Messenger thread will be “Facebook User”. Please note that they can still use Messenger without accessing Facebook; however, if you can contact them here, at least you’re still friends.

Invite friends who blocked you to the event

People create events on Facebook to coordinate get-togethers, including birthday parties, dinners, and Christmas celebrations. But if you’ve been blocked, you won’t be able to invite that individual.

Go to Events > Create Event > Create Private Event. After entering the details, you need to invite specific people by tagging them. However, you cannot add anyone who has blocked your profile.

Similarly, you cannot invite anyone who has blocked you from joining or liking pages.

Try to block someone who may have blocked you

This is not about revenge. By checking if you can block someone, you are also checking if they have deactivated your Facebook. Think of this as similar to tagging: you can only tag people you are not blocked from following and tagging! And so you can only block people who haven’t blocked you yet.

Sign in and click the down arrow at the top right of your feed. Go to Settings & Privacy > Settings > Blocking and enter a name in the Block Users section. After clicking Block, a list of profiles will appear, giving you the option to block them.

If the person isn’t listed, they either deactivated/deleted their account or blocked you first.

Can I see who blocked me on Facebook?

The only way you can be 100% sure if you’re blocked is to ask the person directly. You probably won’t want to do that. Better to find alternatives and find out the truth.

You can also ask a general contact to find out, although you need to be careful here. A mutual friend can at least tell you if your contact’s profile has been deactivated or deleted.

What to do if you are blocked on Facebook

If it turns out that someone has blocked you on Facebook, you will feel frustrated and angry, especially if you feel you did nothing wrong.

But in most cases, it is simply not a cause for concern. It could be something small, like a simple misunderstanding. Or it could just be a conflict of personality. The point is, it’s largely out of your hands.

Ask yourself if someone blocking you is worth the loss of sleep. Spoiler alert: it’s not. That’s just Facebook.

Yes, you can find the person in question and ask why they blocked you. You can find another way to talk to them and let them know how you feel. Or you can let it go. After all, why cause further friction over something ultimately trivial?

Should you worry about being blocked on Facebook?

Social media allows you to reach out to people you would otherwise leave them alone. It keeps the world connected. However, it can also feed your worst fears.

That’s why it’s important to remember that everyone has something going on in their life that they don’t want to share. Something keeps them busy or distracted. That doesn’t mean they’ve forgotten about you or actively disliked you.

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