How to: Block and Report

Instagram

There are multiple ways to block someone on Instagram. People aren't notified when you block them.

1. Tap your profile or profile picture in the bottom right to go to your profile.

2. Tap more options in the top right.

3. Below Who can see your content, tap Blocked.

4. To unblock someone on your blocked accounts list, tap Unblock to the right of their name. Tap Unblock again to confirm.

5. To add someone to your blocked accounts list, tap the three dots in the top right and search for the person you’d like to block. Tap Block to the right of their name.

6. Tap Block at the bottom to confirm. Learn More

Facebook

When you block someone's profile on Facebook, that profile will no longer be able to do things such as tag your profile or see things you post on your profile. If you have additional Facebook profiles, you’ll need to manage blocking from each of your profiles separately.

1. Switch to the profile that you want to use.

2. Click your profile picture in the top right of Facebook.

3. Select Settings & privacy, then click Settings.

4. In the left column, under Audience and visibility, click Blocking

5. In the Block users section, click Edit.

6. Click Add to blocked list.

7. Type the name of the profile you want to block.

8. Click Block next to their name.

9. Click Confirm.

Unfriend-ing on Facebook: 

Unfriending someone on Facebook means you no longer want to be connected to them on the website and you want to remove them from your friends list. Facebook says that the person you unfriend won't be notified, but they may notice that you're gone if they look at their friends list.

Note: If you can't find the profile you want to unfriend, the profile may be deactivated.

1. Go to that profile by typing their profile name into the search bar at the top of Facebook.

2. Click the little person at the top of their profile.

3. Click Unfriend, then Confirm.

How to Unfriend a deactivated profile:

1. Click your profile picture in the top right of Facebook.

2. Click Friends.

3. Search for the profile’s name.

4. Click the three dots, then select Unfriend.

Messenger

When you block someone's Facebook profile on Messenger, it also blocks their profile on Facebook. They won't be able to message, call or find your profile on Messenger or Facebook chat. If you're Facebook friends, blocking them also unfriends them. Profiles won't be notified when you block them.

Blocking messages and calls from someone is different from blocking their profile. If you block messages and calls from someone but don't block them on Facebook, they'll no longer be able to message or call you on Messenger or Facebook chat, but you'll still be able to see their Facebook profile. Depending on their privacy settings, you may also be able to see things like their status updates, comments, likes and tags on Facebook.

1. Open a conversation with the person you want to block and click the three dots.

2. Select Block on Messenger to block messages and calls, or Block on Facebook to block the profile on Facebook.

3. Click Block to confirm.

When you block a friend, they won’t be able to view your Story or Charms, or send you Snaps or Chats.

1. Swipe right to go to the Chat screen

2. Tap and hold on a friend's name

3. Tap 'Manage Friendship'

4. Tap 'Block'

Or…

1. Swipe right to go to the Chat screen

2. Tap on a Chat with that friend 💬

3. Tap their profile icon at the top

4. Tap the three dots at the top, then tap 'Manage Friendship'

5. Tap ‘Block’

1. Go to the profile page of the account you wish to block.

2. Click the more  icon on their profile page.

3. Select Block from the menu.

4. Click Block to confirm.

To block from a post

1. Click the  icon located at the top of a post from the account you wish to block.

2. Click Block, and then select Block to confirm.

Want to try to avoid seeing someone on Hinge? With Block Contacts, you can do just that. Share your device’s contact list with Hinge, select a contact you want to block, and we’ll do our best to prevent you from seeing each other. Important notes about this feature:

• Blocked contacts won’t be notified that you blocked them

• Blocking someone doesn’t mean they have a Hinge account

• Blocking contacts won’t affect your existing matches or messages

• If the contact info you use to block someone doesn’t match the info they used to sign up, we won’t be able to stop you from seeing each other

• You can stop sharing contacts with the Block Contacts feature in your Hinge settings

• If you don’t want to grant access to your contacts, we offer a manual contact entry option

1. Open Hinge and tap the profile icon

2. Go to “Settings”

3. Scroll down and select “Block List”

4. Sync Contacts

5. Allow Hinge access

6. Select which contacts you want to block

Want to try to avoid seeing someone on Tinder? With Block Contacts, you can do just that. Share your device’s contact list with Tinder, select a contact you want to block, and we’ll do our best to prevent you from seeing each other.

• Blocked contacts won’t be notified that you blocked them

• Blocking someone doesn’t mean they have a Tinder account

• Blocking contacts doesn’t affect your existing matches or messages

• If the contact info you use to block someone doesn’t match the info they used to sign up, we won’t be able to stop you from seeing each other

• You can stop sharing contacts with the Block Contacts feature in your Tinder settings

• If you don’t want to grant access to your contacts, we offer a manual contact entry option

  1. Open Tinder and tap the profile icon 

  2. Go to “Settings”

  3. Scroll down and select “Block Contacts” 

  4. Grant Tinder permission to access your contacts 

  5. Under the “Contacts” tab, select people you want to avoid from your contact list 

  6. Tap "Block Contacts"

To permanently block a profile, follow these steps:

1. Scroll to the bottom of the profile you wish to block

2. Tap “Block [User's Name]”

3. Tap “Yes, block option"

You can stop receiving messages, calls, and status updates from someone by blocking them. You can also report them if you think they are sending problematic content or spam.

When you block someone, the existing chat will remain in your chatlist. You can delete the chat completely if you want to remove it from your chatlist, or archive the chat instead. You can also unblock the sender to receive new messages from them.

You can’t block a group. Alternatively, you can exit a group and block the group admin. Learn how in this article.

Block a contact or business

1. Click the drop-down button on the chat with the person you’d like to block. You can also click the three dots at the top right of the Chats window.

2. Click Block > Block. Uncheck the box next to Report to WhatsApp if you don’t want to report the sender.

3. On the Delete this Chat? notification, click Unblock if you’d like to unblock the contact. You can also click Delete chat > Archive or Delete.

Block an unknown number

1. Open the chat.

2. If you don’t have the contact saved in WhatsApp, click Block in the notification.

3. On the Safety tools notification, click Block > Block.

4. Uncheck the box next to Report to WhatsApp if you don’t want to report the sender.

5. On the Delete this Chat? notification, click Unblock if you’d like to unblock the contact. You can also click Delete chat > Archive or Delete.