But for one reason or another, people get blocked on Facebook. It could be a misunderstanding or an argument that got out of hand. Regardless of the situation, being blocked on Facebook can be a frustrating experience. Facebook doesn’t show who blocked us in order to protect user privacy and not hurt our feelings. Fortunately, there are ways to find out if you’ve been blocked on Facebook. But before we do that, it’s important to find out if you’ve been blocked or unfriended on Facebook.
Is Being Unfriended on Facebook the Same as Being Blocked?
When you’re unfriended on Facebook, the person who blocked you doesn’t appear in your friends list. So you can no longer see their profile, their posts, or anything they’ve shared with you. However, you can still see everything the person has shared publicly. Getting blocked on Facebook is a more serious action. When you get blocked, that person disappears from your friend list, and you also can no longer see their profile, posts, and everything they’ve shared with you. Also, you can no longer search for that person’s profile, send them messages, invite them to events or groups, add them as friends, or even tag them in posts. So, if you think you’ve been blocked, don’t try to search for that person’s profile. You’ll not be able to find it.
7 Ways to Find Who Blocked You on Facebook
Now that you know the difference between being blocked and unfriended on Facebook, here are seven different ways to find out if you’ve been blocked on Facebook.
Method 1: Search for the Person Who Blocked You on Facebook
The easiest way to find out if someone on Facebook has blocked you is to visit their profile. Just go to Facebook and search for the person’s name in the search bar. To do this, follow the steps below: If you can find their profile, they haven’t blocked you. However, if their profile doesn’t show up in the search results, it could mean one of two things: The person has either disabled their account or blocked you.
To check if they’ve disabled their account, try searching for their name in your friend’s account. They’ve probably deactivated their account if their name still doesn’t show up. However, if you find their profile in your friend’s account, they probably blocked you.
Method 2: Check Who Blocked You on Facebook by Tagging Them in a Post
Facebook allows you to tag people in posts and comments. So if you can tag the person you think has blocked you, it means they haven’t blocked you. But if you try to tag them in a post and their name doesn’t appear, they probably have blocked you.
To tag someone in a post: If you don’t see the name, they’ve probably blocked you.
Method 3: Message the User Who You Think Has Blocked You
Sending messages and connecting with friends is one of Facebook’s best features. So if you can’t message this person, it’s probably because they’ve blocked you on Facebook. If you try to send this person a message and see the message “This person is unavailable in Messenger,” they’ve probably blocked you.
Here’s how to message someone on Facebook: They’ve probably blocked you if you can’t send the person a message. Related Read: What Happens When You Restrict Someone on Facebook
Method 4: Find the Person Who Blocked You in Your Friends List
You can also check your friends list to see if the person in question is still on it. If you cannot find them, they’ve either blocked you or ended their friendship with you.
To check your friend list: If you can’t find the person you’re looking for, they may have blocked or unfriended you.
Method 5: Invite the User Who Could Have Blocked You on Facebook to an Event
Another method you can use to check if someone has blocked you on Facebook is to try inviting them to an event. If you try to invite someone who’s blocked you to an event, their name won’t show up as an option. So if you try to invite someone and their name doesn’t show up, they probably blocked you.
Follow these steps to invite someone to an event: If their name doesn’t appear, they’ve probably blocked you.
Method 6: Use Facebook Profile Link to View the Profile of the Person Who Blocked You
If you happen to have the profile link of the person you think has blocked you, you can try viewing their profile. If you’ve been blocked, you’ll not be able to view the person’s profile and will receive a message that this content isn’t available. Also, the person’s name won’t appear in your friends list.
To view someone’s profile, open the URL of the person’s profile (if you don’t have it, you can ask a mutual friend for it). They’ve probably blocked you if you can’t view their profile and receive a message that this content is unavailable.
Method 7: Check Your Facebook Feed for Posts From the Person Who Blocked You
Our final method for finding out if someone has blocked you on Facebook is to look for their posts in your feed. If you have been blocked, that person’s posts will no longer show up in your feed. However, remember that their public posts will still appear in your feed if you have just been unfriended.
Here’s how to look for someone’s posts on your feed: The person has probably blocked you if you don’t see any posts from them in your Timeline.
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