What Happens When you Block Someone on Facebook

Facebook, one of the most popular social networking sites in the world. You can add friends to your Facebook friends list, keep contact with family members living around the globe, and even make new friends. However, there are some pros and cons of Facebook, that includes prying people who want to interfere with your personal information. Or, maybe, you have a fall out with some friend or do not want your 'ex' to be able to see your profile information anymore. So, what do you do in such a case? You block the user from being able to make any contact with you, or see any of your wall posts or photos, etc. Once someone is blocked, people often wonder, what happens when you block someone on Facebook? The following paragraphs will answer the question what happens when you block someone on Facebook in detail.

How to Block Someone on Facebook

You can block someone by going to the Block List on the Privacy settings page, and enter the name or email address of the person you wish to block. Or you can visit their profile and click on the tab 'Report/Block this person' present on their profile page. And, the third way to block someone is through 'Report' link that is located next to messages in the inbox. You can read all about this in detail in blocking someone on Facebook.

What Happens When You Block Someone on Facebook

When you block someone it means you are preventing that specific person from viewing your profile. They will no longer be seen on your friends list, and your profile will no longer be visible to them. What happens when you block someone on Facebook apart from your profile being hidden from them? Let us see the answer in detail.

Once you block someone, the blocking part becomes mutual. This means not only the specific person you have blocked, but also you will no longer will be able to see their profile. You should however remember, the person can interact with you through third-party applications like games.

Many people have a question, 'will someone know I have blocked them'. The answer to this is no. they will not be intimidated in any way about someone blocking them. However, when they search for your profile, they will get the idea you have blocked them.

If you and the person you blocked share mutual friends, they will no longer be able to see the Wall posts, comments on mutual friend's Walls, or groups both of you share. However, they will be able to see the content posted by you on the other friend's Wall. In case there are instances when the person is able to see you comments, or visa versa on a mutual friend's photo, due to technical reasons. Do not worry as your listing will appear in black text and there will be no contact link or profile picture visible.

The specific person you blocked may have sent you some messages, Wall posts or comments before you blocked them. This content will remain posted on your profile and other site areas. However, their profile picture will remain invisible and instead a question mark will be displayed.

If you wish to remove someone from your blocked list, you need to select the 'Privacy Settings' option in the Account drop down menu. Here, select the 'Edit your lists' in the 'Block Lists' section. Then, click on 'Remove' that is present next to the name of an individual you wish to unblock.

This was all about what happens when you block someone on Facebook. The person can no longer view your profile, friends list, photos, etc. The same thing will happen on your side, as you too will no longer be able to view the person's personal details. There will no longer be any kind of direct interaction between you and the blocked user. Hope, this detail has helped you block an annoying Facebook user from viewing your profile.