If I Block Someone on Facebook, Can They See Me Through Mutual Friends?

If you block someone on Facebook, you’ll vanish for that person on the app – they won’t see you in the mutual friends list, none of your posts on other people’s pages, no activity whatsoever.

So if you want to cut contact with someone completely, blocking them on Facebook is an effective way to ensure they can’t interact with you.

Let’s take a closer look at what happens when you block someone, restrict a profile, or, in turn, how you figure out whether someone blocked you.

What happens when you block someone on Facebook

You won’t appear in mutual friends list

The blocked person won’t see you through mutual friends, be it in friends list, your comments, posts that mutual friends tag you in, and so on. Here’s a more detailed explanation.

They won’t find your profile if they look it up

When you block someone on Facebook, you lock them out of your Facebook universe.

To the blocked user, your account no longer exists on Facebook, including your profile picture and your profile.

A blocked person on Facebook won’t see public posts/tags/comments

People you block on Facebook cannot see anything you publish on the platform:

• Your comments (even comments on mutual friends)
• Your friends’ list
• Posts and shares
• Their likes will no longer show on your posts

A restricted person won’t see your posts if you tag a mutual friend

The blocked user will NOT see posts you published with a mutual friend tagged.

If a mutual friend posts on your wall, the person you blocked will know that the mutual friend posted something. However, they won’t see the content on the post or know that it was posted on your wall.

All they will see is that the content isn’t available right now.

On the other hand, if a mutual friend tags you to a post (not on your wall), the person you blocked will be able to see the post, but they won’t see the tag.

If someone blocks me on Facebook will they see my friend request?

No – If someone blocks you on Facebook, you won’t be able to send them a friend request in the first place. The moment the person blocks you, you lose all access to his or her Facebook profile or page.

We hope that this guide has managed to answer your questions regarding what happens when you block somebody on Facebook.

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