{"id":40147,"date":"2022-07-30T15:16:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=40147"},"modified":"2022-07-30T15:16:17","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:16:17","slug":"how-to-block-someone-on-facebook-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-block-someone-on-facebook-2","title":{"rendered":"How to Block Someone on Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f98d73bf15c\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f98d73bf15c\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f98d73bf15c\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-block-someone-on-facebook-2\/#How_to_Block_Someone_on_Facebook\" title=\"How to Block Someone on Facebook\">How to Block Someone on Facebook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-block-someone-on-facebook-2\/#Cancel_account_deletion_for_30_days\" title=\"Cancel account deletion for 30 days\">Cancel account deletion for 30 days<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-block-someone-on-facebook-2\/#Reactivate_a_deleted_Facebook_account\" title=\"Reactivate a deleted Facebook account\">Reactivate a deleted Facebook account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-block-someone-on-facebook-2\/#Remove_unnecessary_data\" title=\"Remove unnecessary data\">Remove unnecessary data<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-block-someone-on-facebook-2\/#Delete_a_friends_Facebook_account\" title=\"Delete a friend&#8217;s Facebook account\">Delete a friend&#8217;s Facebook account<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Block_Someone_on_Facebook\"><\/span>How to Block Someone on Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"how to block my facebook account\" style=\"height:auto; width:auto; max-width:40% margin:0px 10px; max-height:381px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/CUifzHH.jpg\" align=\"right\">  <\/p>\n<p>There are a few ways to block someone on Facebook. If you&#8217;ve received an annoying message or you&#8217;ve been threatened by someone, you can report them. If they&#8217;ve threatened to share an intimate image, you can report them. You can also report people who post inappropriate and harmful content. If you&#8217;re worried that someone will be able to access your private information, you can report them and block them. This article will go over the process and help you decide what steps to take.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cancel_account_deletion_for_30_days\"><\/span>Cancel account deletion for 30 days<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>How to cancel account deletion for 30 days on your Facebook account? If you&#8217;re planning to delete your Facebook account, you have the option of deactivating it first. After you&#8217;ve deactivated it, just log in with your Facebook credentials to confirm that you really want to delete your account. Your account will be placed in a queue to be deleted. However, you still have 30 days to change your mind.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that you can cancel the deletion of your account for 30 days after you click the &#8220;delete account&#8221; button. While the deletion process may take 90 days, you can still retrieve any deleted information you have stored in your account. However, after the 30 day grace period has expired, you won&#8217;t be able to recover deleted content or information. In this situation, deactivating your account may be the best option for you.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reactivate_a_deleted_Facebook_account\"><\/span>Reactivate a deleted Facebook account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to reactivate a deleted Facebook account, you must first fulfill the terms and conditions of the service. If you fail to do so, you could be banned from using some of the features of Facebook. Then, you need to follow the instructions below to reactivate your account. After you complete the process, you will receive an email confirming your reactivation. This is an excellent opportunity to reclaim your account.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to reactivate a deleted Facebook account, you must first unlink your account from other accounts. Otherwise, Facebook will recreate it. However, you should change your password and delete all posts from your timeline. If this still does not work, you can try to track down the original content by doing a Google or Facebook search. However, there is no guarantee that you will get back the deleted posts.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Remove_unnecessary_data\"><\/span>Remove unnecessary data<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you are unsure how to remove unnecessary data from your Facebook account, you&#8217;ve come to the right place. While Facebook collects your personal data in several ways, you can opt out of some of these practices, which will usually come at the expense of convenience. In order to get rid of the information, you can deactivate your account or delete it. However, deactivating your account has some unintended consequences. Many users forget that they use Facebook as a login for various apps.<\/p>\n<p>However, you may be unable to delete data collected by apps from your Facebook account. In these situations, you can simply contact the companies that developed the apps to ask them to remove the data. However, this requires sending as many emails as you have apps installed on your account. Additionally, contacting the app developers will not guarantee the deletion of data. Additionally, the app might not delete the data after they go out of business or sell it to third parties.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Delete_a_friends_Facebook_account\"><\/span>Delete a friend&#8217;s Facebook account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve forgotten a friend&#8217;s Facebook username or password, you can always delete their account. But this will delete all their public posts and pictures, as well as any private posts or stories they&#8217;ve shared. You can also use this method to delete multiple friends from your Facebook account. To do so, you just need to click &#8220;View Activity Log&#8221; from the cover photo, then select the MORE option and choose &#8220;Friends.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Delete a friend&#8217;s Facebook account is easy if you know how. Simply go to their profile and click &#8220;Unfriend&#8221; or &#8220;Remove&#8221; next to the person&#8217;s name. Facebook will not ask you to confirm this action. 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