Facebook Blocked List (2026): Where to Find It and What You Can Do From It

Most people only go looking for the list when something's gone wrong: a customer you blocked in a temper, an old colleague you can't remember dealing with, or a page that keeps popping up in a group. It's worth knowing where to find it before you need it, because a couple of things about unblocking can't be undone quickly.

Where the blocked list sits in your settings

The list lives in your settings, under Audience and visibility, in the Blocking part of your settings, and the Help Centre describes it as a place to review the profiles you've blocked. You get to it in five clicks on a computer.

Step by step: open your blocked list

1. Click your profile picture in the top right of Facebook.
2. Select Settings and privacy, then click Settings.
3. In the left column, below Audience and visibility, click Blocking.
4. In the first blocking section, click Edit.
5. Click See your blocked list. Everyone you've blocked from this profile is listed there.

One small catch in Meta's own wording. One Help Centre article calls that first section Block users, and the unblocking article calls it Block profiles and Pages. If your screen shows either label, that's the section with the Edit button you want.

On a phone, the Help Centre keeps separate tabs for the Android app, the iPhone and iPad apps, Facebook Lite and the mobile browser. The route still starts from Settings and privacy, but labels and positions vary between versions, so follow the words Blocking and See your blocked list rather than where they sat last time.

What you can do from the list

The list isn't only for looking. It's a small control panel, and each action has a knock-on effect that's easy to miss:

Action	How you do it	What happens next
Unblock a profile	Click Unblock next to their name, then Confirm	They can see your public posts again. They don't become your friend again; you'd have to send a new friend request.
Unblock a Page	Click Unblock next to the Page, then Confirm	The Page can see your public posts again. You don't automatically like or follow it again.
Block a new profile or Page	Click Add to blocked list, type the name, click Block next to it, then confirm	They can't see your posts, tag you, invite you to events or groups, start a conversation with you or add you as a friend.
Unblock a group nickname	Click Unblock next to the nickname, then Unblock again to confirm	You'll see their content in that group again, and they can tag you and interact with your content there.
Block someone you just unblocked	Not straight away	After unblocking a profile or Page you can't block it again for a few days. Nicknames don't have that wait.

If the name won't come up when you type it, the Help Centre suggests trying an email address that's linked to their Facebook profile. That's handy when someone uses a nickname or a business name you don't recognise. For the full walk-through of the block itself, my guide on how to block someone on Facebook covers the profile route too.

What a block changes, and what slips through

Blocking is stronger than most people expect. If you're connected to that profile or Page, blocking it will unfriend, unlike and unfollow it in one go. After that, the blocked profile or Page can't:

• See your posts.
• Tag you in posts, comments or photos.
• Invite you to events or groups.
• Start a conversation with you.
• Add you as a friend.

Here's the part the help pages are honest about and people skip. Blocking doesn't include apps, games or groups that you both take part in, and Meta says plainly that it may not prevent all communications or interactions. So if the problem person is in the same group as you, the block won't wall them off completely there. For one unwelcome comment rather than a whole person, hiding comments on Facebook is the lighter option.

They also won't get a notification. Profiles, Pages and nicknames aren't told when you block them. If staying low-key matters to you, I've covered blocking someone quietly separately, and if you're on the other side of it, here's how to tell whether someone has blocked you.

One menu change trips people up. The Block option is no longer available directly from the post menu in Feed. You can still block from the person's profile, using Options or More, or from the blocked list in your settings.

Unblocking: the few-day wait and the lost friendship

Unblocking feels like an undo button. It isn't quite. When you unblock someone, the friendship doesn't come back: you'll need to send them a new friend request. When you unblock a Page, you'll need to follow it again yourself.

Then there's the wait. Once you've unblocked a profile or Page, you can't block it again for a few days. That's the detail I'd want every business owner to know before they tidy their list, because unblocking a difficult ex-client to check something, then trying to block them again the same afternoon, won't work. The steps themselves are in my guide to unblocking someone on Facebook.

Nicknames in groups and second profiles

In some groups, people take part under a nickname. You can block a nickname from its group profile page, and it shows up in your blocking settings so you can unblock it later. But blocking a nickname only blocks that nickname. It doesn't block the main profile behind it or any other nicknames tied to that profile. You won't see posts or comments from the blocked nickname in that group, though you may still see its content in other groups, and in some cases it may still see yours. A nickname is separate from your profile name, and how to change your name on Facebook covers the profile side.

Second profiles work the same way. Blocking one of someone's profiles only blocks that profile, not their others, so you could still chat with or friend them on another one. Meta does say a block limits some of the ways they can interact with you from their other profiles.

If you run more than one Facebook profile yourself, say a personal one and one for work, each has its own blocked list. You manage blocking from each profile separately. And there's a privacy catch: if you block the same person from more than one of your profiles, they may be able to work out that you own all of them.

What I'd do before you block anyone

I'd check the blocked list once in a while rather than trusting your memory. A quick look every few months tells you who's on it and whether any of those blocks still make sense, especially if you use Facebook to find clients and someone on there has since become a customer.

I'd skip blocking for a nuisance that a softer tool would solve. Meta's own suggestion, if you don't want to unfriend someone but want to see less of their posts, is to take a break from that profile. That keeps the door open, avoids the friend request problem and doesn't start the few-day clock.

Save the block for people who shouldn't see your posts or reach you at all. And if you share a group with them, remember the block alone won't cover what happens there.

If you want the full set, start at the Facebook Help: 80 Guides to Pages, Groups, Ads, Stories and Fixes.

Frequently asked questions

Where is my blocked list on Facebook?

Click your profile picture, choose Settings and privacy, then Settings, then Blocking under Audience and visibility. Click Edit in the first blocking section, then See your blocked list.

Does someone know when I block them on Facebook?

No. Profiles, Pages and nicknames aren't notified when you block them.

Why can't I block someone I just unblocked?

After you unblock a profile or Page, Facebook won't let you block it again for a few days. That wait doesn't apply to group nicknames.

Does unblocking someone make us friends again?

No. An unblocked profile can see your public posts again, but you'll need to send a new friend request to reconnect.

Can I still block someone from a post in my Feed?

Not any more. The Block option has gone from the post menu in Feed, so block from their profile or from your blocking settings instead.