How to find out who blocked you on Facebook?

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Facebook doesn't send you any notifications when someone blocks. However, a few clues are enough to confirm it: checking your old messages, looking up their profile, or asking a mutual friend are the most reliable ways to find out.

Whether you use Facebook on iPhone, Android Where Windows, the steps are the same. We'll tell you everything!

Woman Surprised to Discover She's Been Blocked on Facebook
How to Tell If You've Been Blocked on Facebook ©Antonin for Alucare.fr

Search on Facebook

That's the first thing you should do. Open the search bar At the top of Facebook, type last name or first name of the person, then observes the results.

If no accounts are listed, click «See more results,» then select the tab «People» and press Enter. This refines the search and helps avoid false negatives.

If the profile appears in the «All» tab but not in the «People» tab, there are several possible reasons:

  • She removed you from her friends list.
  • She modified the privacy from his profile.
  • She has restricted who can view her account.

If you don't see no result, there are two possibilities: either she blocked you, or she deactivated or deleted their account. This method alone is not sufficient to reach a conclusion; it must be cross-checked with the following verifications.

You can also check in a group common if its page whether their profile is still visible and whether their posts and comments still appear.

Ask a mutual friend

This is the most reliable way to tell a real one apart from a fake one blockage an account that has simply been deactivated. Contact a mutual friend and ask them to look up the person's profile from his own Facebook account.

If he can find the profile without any trouble but you can't see it, the problem is confirmed. On the other hand, if no one on your friends list recognizes this account, the person has probably deactivated or deleted their profile.

When you're stuck, you can't see her publications nor his comments in your news feed. Sa profile photo may also disappear or display a generic avatar. Taken together, these clues reinforce the certainty that this account has been blocked social network.

You can also check to see if you've been blocked on Instagram using a similar approach.

Check through your Messenger messages

This method is especially quick if you've already exchanged messages with that person. Open Facebook Messenger, scroll through your list of conversations and select the conversation with the contact you suspect.

Once the conversation is open, here's how to check:

  1. Click on the three points at the top of the window.
  2. Find the link that leads to her page in profile.
  3. If this link has missing, that's a bad sign.

To confirm, try sending him a message via Messenger. If the shipment is impossible, you've most likely been blocked. Note that it's also possible that the block applies only to Messenger, without affecting the entire social network : In that case, their profile remains accessible, but you can no longer message them.

If you've never messaged this person, this method won't work. In that case, try searching by profile or through a mutual friend. Similarly, if you want to Find out if you've been blocked on WhatsApp, the signs to look for are quite similar.

Check via Messenger to see if you've been blocked on Facebook
Check if you've been blocked using your Messenger conversations ©Antonin for Alucare.fr

Create another Facebook profile

As a last resort, you can create a facebook account secondary account and search for the person's profile from that new account. If their profile appears from that account but remains nowhere to be found since yours, the block is confirmed. You'll also be able to see if his publications and his profile photo are visible, which leaves no room for doubt.

Be careful, though: the Multiple accounts are prohibited under Facebook's Terms of Use. If a duplicate account is detected, you risk Deleting Your Main Account. So use this method with caution, or opt for the “mutual friend” option, which is risk-free.

If, despite everything, you still want to learn more about how get around someone who's standing in your way On Facebook, there are solutions depending on the situation.

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