2 Ways to Unblock Someone on Facebook

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A simple and easy guide to unblocking someone on Facebook

Written by Darlene Antonelli, MA

Last Updated: February 11, 2023 Fact Checked

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Have you decided that you want to interact with someone you've blocked again? While you can block people to prevent them from talking to you, you can unblock them to continue interacting with them. This wikiHow article teaches you how to remove a Facebook user from your "Blocked" list on both mobile and computer platforms.

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On the mobile app, go to "Settings & privacy > Settings > Profile settings/Audience & Visibility > Blocking > Unblock."
If you're using a computer, go to "Settings & privacy > Settings > Privacy > Blocking > Edit Blocked Users > See your blocked List> Unblock."
Make sure that you want that person to be able to interact with you again before you unblock them.

Method 1

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Open Facebook. It's a dark-blue app with a white "f" on it. Doing so will open your News Feed if you're logged into Facebook.
- If you aren't logged in, first enter your email address (or phone number) and password.
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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You'll find this option toward the bottom of the menu and will expand down to show more options.
It's usually the first option in the "Settings & privacy" drop-down menu.
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Tap Profile settings. You'll see this under the "Profile" header.
- This might instead be a tab that says "Audience & Visibility."
This option is near the bottom of the first section titled "Privacy" and will display all the people that you have blocked.
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Tap Unblock to the right of a user's name. Tap Unblock to confirm your action, and you'll be able to interact with that user again.
- If you want to re-block the user, you'll have to wait for 48 hours before you can block them again.
- If you're using Facebook Lite, the steps are nearly identical. However, you may see an Audience & Visibility tab in Settings. In case you do, don't go to "Profile Settings," but instead, tap Blocking from that tab.

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Go to Facebook's website. It's at https://www.facebook.com/. If you're already logged into Facebook, doing so will open your News Feed.
- If you aren't logged into Facebook, you'll first enter your email address (or phone number) and password in the upper-right side of the page.
Doing so will prompt a menu to drop down.
The menu changes to reveal new options.
It's next to a gear icon.
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Click Privacy. You'll see this in the menu on the left side of your screen next to a padlock icon.
- The "Privacy" menu opens to replace the left-side menu options.
It's on the left side of the page.
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Doing so opens a new window with a list of all the accounts you've blocked.
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Click Unblock to the right of someone's name. Click Confirm to make sure you really want to unblock them.
- If you want to re-block the user, you'll have to wait for 48 hours before you can block them again.

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How do I unblock friends on Facebook via phone?

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Go to setting and select blocked and whoever you want to unblock. There will be a tab that says unblock, select that and you can send them a friend request.

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How do I unblock someone on Facebook?

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Go to your Facebook settings and click on the Blocking button. Scroll through the list of blocked users until you find your friend's name. Press the Unblock button. You will then have to send them a friend request if you want them back on your friend's list because once you block someone, that also takes them off of your friend's list.

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How can I see someone on Facebook who has blocked me?

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If the person's profile is public, you can view it by logging out of Facebook and searching for his or her name.

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Keep in mind that once you take someone off your block list, you will have to wait 48 hours before you can add them back to the block list.

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