How to Ignore People on Facebook

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: June 16, 2020

This wikiHow teaches you how to ignore people on Facebook by preventing their posts from showing up on your News Feed. The best ways to ignore people who bother you on Facebook include hiding their posts and unfollowing them, or blocking them if they're directly bothering you.

Method 1

Method 1 of 4:
Hiding Posts

1
Open Facebook. Either tap the Facebook app which resembles a white "f" on a blue background (mobile), or go to https://www.facebook.com/ (desktop). This will open your News Feed if you're logged in.
- If you aren't logged in, enter your email address (or phone number) and password to continue.
2
Scroll down to the post you want to hide. The post will be in your News Feed.

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3
Select
. This arrow icon is in the upper-right side of the post. Tapping or clicking it prompts a drop-down menu.
- On mobile, you may see a globe-shaped icon or a silhouette of two people next to the arrow icon.
4
Select Hide post. It's at the top of the drop-down menu. Doing so will immediately hide the post from your News Feed.
- You can also opt to select See less from [Name] in the follow-up menu to filter more posts from this user. This is not the same as unfollowing them.
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Method 2

Method 2 of 4:
Unfollowing People

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Open Facebook. Tap the Facebook app, which resembles a white "f" on a blue background (mobile), or go to https://www.facebook.com/ (desktop). This will open your News Feed if you're logged in.
- If you aren't logged in, enter your email address (or phone number) and password to continue.
2
Tap ☰ (mobile) or click
(desktop). You'll find the mobile icon either in the top-right corner of the screen (Android) or in the bottom-right corner of the screen (iPhone), while the desktop icon is in the upper-right side of the News Feed page. A menu will appear.
3
Select News Feed Preferences. This option is in the menu. On mobile, you must first scroll down to the bottom of the menu.
- On iPhone, tap Settings at the bottom of the menu first.
4
Select Unfollow people to hide their posts. It's near the middle of the News Feed Preferences window, to the right of a white magnifying glass icon on a blue background.
5
Select people to unfollow. Tap or click each person you want to unfollow. Unfollowing people will hide their posts from the News Feed entirely and you will see less of the person on Facebook, though you'll still see their comments on friends' posts and your own.
- You may have to scroll down to find the people you want to unfollow.
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Select Done. It's in the top-right corner of the screen (mobile) or at the bottom of the window (desktop). This will save your changes; you should no longer see posts from unfollowed friends.

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Method 3

Method 3 of 4:
Blocking People on Mobile

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Open Facebook. Tap the Facebook app, which resembles a white "f" on a blue background, to do so. This will open your News Feed if you're already logged into Facebook.
- If you aren't logged in, enter your email address (or phone number) and password to continue.
2
Tap ☰. It's either in the bottom-right corner of the screen (iPhone) or the top-right corner of the screen (Android).
3
Scroll down and tap Settings. It's at the bottom of the page.
- Skip this step on Android.
4
Tap Account Settings. Doing so will open your Facebook settings page.
5
Tap Blocking. It's near the bottom of the screen.
- On phones with smaller screens, you may have to scroll down.
6
Tap the search bar. It's near the top of the page.
7
Enter a name. Type in the name of a person whom you want to block, then tap Block.
- Make sure you spell their name exactly as they spell it on Facebook.
8
Tap Block to the right of a profile. This should be the profile of the person whom you want to block. A pop-up menu will appear.
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Tap Block. It's in the lower-left side of the page. Doing so will add the person to your Facebook block list. You will no longer see any posts, comments, or notifications from this person, nor will they be able to see or interact with your profile.
- Blocking someone will also unfriend them.
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Method 4

Method 4 of 4:
Blocking People on Desktop

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Open Facebook. Go to https://www.facebook.com/. This will open your News Feed if you're logged in.
- If you aren't logged in, enter your email address (or phone number) and password to continue.
2
Click
. This icon is in the upper-right side of the Facebook page. A drop-down menu will appear.
3
Click Settings. It's near the bottom of the drop-down menu.
4
Click Blocking. This tab is in the upper-left side of the Settings page.
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Click the "Block users" search bar. It's in the middle of the "Block users" group of options.
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Enter a user's name. Type in the name of a person whom you want to block, then click Block. Doing so brings up a window with matching users.
- Make sure you spell their name exactly as they spell it on Facebook.
7
Click Block next to the person's profile. Make sure this is the person you want to block, rather than someone who shares their name.
8
Click Block [Name] when prompted. This will add the person to your Facebook block list. You will no longer see any posts, comments, or notifications from this person, nor will they be able to see or interact with your profile.
- Blocking someone will also unfriend them.
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Community Q&A

Question

Is there a way to ignore comments from a user?

Mateag

Community Answer

There is an option to "snooze" or "mute" a Facebook user for 30 days. That way, the user will not show up in your Feed, and neither will their comments. After the 30 days have passed you will be notified and you can extend the option. Furthermore, if you want the user to be unable to comment on your posts, you can restrict their access in your Privacy Settings.
Question

How can I ignore messages I already accepted without blocking?

Tom De Backer

Top Answerer

You can use the mute option. Conversations have the option to mute this conversation for 10 minutes, an hour, or a day. Also, you can simply ignore them. Let them write, mark what they wrote as read by quickly opening the chat, but do not write anything back, no matter what they are saying. If you unfollow someone, their posts also don't appear on your timeline anymore, which is different from outright blocking them.

Warnings

People can usually figure out that you've blocked them if they interact with you regularly or you share enough friends.

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