Facebook is a social networking website that connects friends and families from all over the world. However, Facebook also has a use for a small business; Facebook can connect you with your customers, your employees, your clients and other businesses. In addition, many businesses now use Facebook for things that you normally would need a public relations company for. Product announcements, product recalls and special deals can all be announced on your Facebook page. If you have noticed one of your employees or clients has disappeared from your Facebook page, there is a chance that they have blocked their profile or deleted it. You can view a blocked profile using two methods.
Viewing a Blocked Profile When You Know The URL
Log out of your Facebook account.
Click the address bar at the top of the screen. Erase any Web address that is currently listed.
Enter the URL of the Facebook account that you suspect has blocked you. The URL looks like this: "www.facebook.com/name," where "name" is replaced with the account you are checking. If you do not know the URL, there is no way to find it.
Press "Enter" to view that person's Facebook page. If the person's Facebook page appears, that person has blocked you. If you receive a Facebook error, the account is deleted.
Viewing A Blocked Profile If You Don't Have The URL
Log out of your Facebook account.
Navigate to any search engine.
Enter the name of the person or business you are trying to find. Try "name facebook" and replace "name" with the name of the person or business. While you can block someone on Facebook, you cannot block them from viewing your page from an outside source.
Scroll through the found entries. If you find their Facebook account, it is a sign that they blocked you. If the account does not appear at all, they have deleted their account.
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Open Facebook. Tap the Facebook app, which resembles a white "f" on a blue background. Doing so will open your News Feed if you're already logged into Facebook.
- If you aren't already logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password to continue.
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Tap ☰. It's either in the bottom-right corner of the screen (iPhone) or in the top-right corner of the screen (Android).
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Scroll down and tap Settings. This option is near the bottom of the page.
- Skip this step on Android.
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Tap Account Settings. Doing so takes you to your Account Settings page.
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Tap Blocking. It's near the bottom of the page.
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Review your blocked users list. Any name listed below the "Blocked users" heading in the middle of this page is a person you've blocked.
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Open Facebook. Go to //www.facebook.com/ in your preferred browser. This will open your News Feed if you're already logged into Facebook.
- If you aren't already logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password in the upper-right side of the page before continuing.
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Click Settings. It's near the bottom of the drop-down menu.
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Click Blocking. This tab is in the upper-left side of the page.
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Review your blocked users list. Any name listed in the "Block users" area, which is in the middle of the page, is a person you have blocked.
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Is it possible to remove a name from my blocked list without unblocking them just so their name isn't showing at all?
No. If you remove a user from your blocked list, they will be unblocked and therefore can access your profile and interact with you. If you don't want certain people seeing your profile, consider setting it to friends only.
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If you want to unblock someone on this list, tap or click Unblock next to their name.
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If you unblock someone on this list, you'll have to wait 48 hours until you can block them again.
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1. Open Facebook.
2. Tap ☰.
3. Tap Settings (iPhone only).
4. Tap
Account Settings.
5. Tap Blocking.
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