A Guide to Block and Unblock Someone on Instagram and the Aftermath

An online platform where 80 million photos are shared on a normal day and 3.5 billion likes; Yes, I am talking about Instagram, one of the leading social networking websites. In 2018, it crossed the 1 billion monthly active user mark and each year the users are only increasing. Instagram is a place where you can take a peek into the life of your favorite celebrities, interact with your friends, family, relatives, etc. Just like Facebook, Instagram is also full of spammers, stalkers, and other bad guys, and whenever we come across such a guy, only one thought crosses our mind, i.e., how to block this annoying person on Instagram?

Blocking someone on Instagram is easy and won’t take hours; This article will also talk about how to unblock someone if they are blocked by mistake or what happens if you block someone on Instagram, if they find out and other similar concerns.

Possible reasons to block someone on Instagram

Blocking someone means that you are not interested in seeing that person’s profile or that you no longer want to interact with them. I know, you are well aware why you want to block a particular person, but here are some common reasons why people want to block someone.

Is your reason on the list?

1. an unwanted friendship
2. Someone is speaking inappropriate things.
3. Your friend unfollowed you
4. unwanted accounts
5. annoying users

It doesn’t matter what the reason is; go ahead and block that person using the tips mentioned below. Also, if you are thinking about how to block a person on Instagram without them knowing, rest assured that Instagram does not send any notification to the person when you block them.

Steps to block someone on Instagram

Now, to block someone on Instagram, you need to follow the same steps as below:

1. Go to your Instagram app on your mobile device and then tap on the ‘Search’ icon at the bottom of the screen.

2. Type the name of the account you want to block and select the Instagram account from the search results. (For reference, I’m going to show you how you can block Facebook.)

3. Now, tap on the menu icon (three horizontal lines) in the top right corner.

4. You will get some options on the screen; from the list, tap ‘Block’

5. Tap ‘Lock’ again to confirm.

This is how you can simply block someone on Instagram who blocked you.

Steps to unblock someone on Instagram

In case you have mistakenly blocked someone on Instagram, follow the steps below to unblock them. There are two methods by which you can unblock someone:

1. Using the search icon, find the profile of the person you want to unblock;

2. From the options you see, press ‘Unlock’ to unlock them.

3. Again press ‘Unlock’ to confirm

1. For the second method, go to your Instagram profile and tap on the menu icon (three horizontal lines) in the top right corner.

2. Tap ‘Settings’ at the bottom of the screen

3. Tap ‘Privacy’ in the list of options available to you.

4. In the ‘Connections’ section, tap ‘Blocked Accounts’.

5. You will see the list of all accounts you have blocked, tap ‘Unblock’ for the one you want to remove from the list.

6. Tap ‘Unlock’ again to confirm and that’s it.

This is how you can unblock someone on Instagram and all the steps are updated.

However, remember that you will need to follow the person again, as blocking them will remove you from the follower list.

What happens after you block someone on Instagram?

I know you were here to find out if or how you can block someone on Instagram. By following the steps mentioned above, you can permanently block someone on Instagram, but that’s not all. There are some questions whose answer you should know like:

1. What happens when you block someone on Instagram?
2. Can you see someone’s profile after they’ve been blocked on Instagram?
3. What happens when your profile is public and you block someone on Instagram?

So here are the answers:

If you’re worried about the user finding out that you’ve blocked them, then you won’t get a notification on Instagram that you’ve blocked them in the first place. But when they notice that they can’t see any of your content, they might notice. But this will happen in the case of a private account; the blocked person will not be able to see your photos, videos and also the comments you have given on the posts of other users. Any likes or comments you’ve given on the blocked person’s posts will be automatically removed, and they won’t be able to tag you in pictures, comments, or send you direct messages from then on.

In the case of a public account, the person you have blocked can see your likes or comments on other users’ posts. However, they won’t see posts, followers, or people you follow.

Also, if you want to know if someone has blocked you, you should check the same things as mentioned above. In case someone has blocked you, there is no way to contact them on Instagram.

A1. It may happen that someone has blocked you on Instagram, and now you also want to block them so that, even if they unblock you, they cannot follow you again. To do that, you have two options-

1. Find your profile

The first thing to try is to search for the person’s Instagram username in the search bar, and if it lands on their profile, hit the three-dot menu icon and tap ‘Block’ from the list.

2. Through Direct Messages

The other option is to open that person’s chat if the two of you have ever interacted on Instagram. There you will find the option to view your profile, tap on that and hit the three-dot menu icon and tap on ‘Block’ from the list.

These are the two ways you can block someone who has already blocked you on Instagram.

A2. No, blocking someone on Instagram does not delete your conversations with that person. This is the only evidence of your virtual relationship that will remain there. The messages will remain in your direct inbox, as well as in the inbox of the person you have blocked.

After you have blocked the person, you will no longer receive any messages from them. However, if he was part of a group with that person involved, he will receive a notice whether he wants to stay in the group or not. If you are still part of the group, you will be able to see messages from the person you blocked.

A3. Yes, when you block someone on Instagram, they remove you from the follower list and vice versa. Blocking someone means that both of you will no longer be part of each other’s follower list.

A4. Once you have blocked someone, all their likes and comments will be removed from their photos and videos. However, if you both follow the same public or private account, and you like or comment on that account, the blocked person will be able to see your interactions.

The blocked person can also mention your username in an Instagram post or story tag, but you won’t receive a notification. If you don’t want the blocked person to mention you, you can change your username after blocking them.

TO 5. Instagram won’t send the person a notification that you’ve blocked them, however there are several ways they can find out about this.

1. If you’ve exchanged messages on Instagram, they may try to send you a message, but it won’t be delivered.
2. Also, if they try to call you, it won’t connect.
3. The person will be automatically removed from your follower list and will see a “Follow” button on your profile.
4. Your likes and comments will no longer appear on their profile.

Here are some ways the person can tell if you’ve blocked them.

A6. First of all, Instagram won’t send a notification to the person when you unblock them; however, if you choose to follow her again, she’ll obviously know that you unfollowed her at some point.

Also, unblocking someone won’t restore likes and comments that were removed; messages sent to you while blocked will never be delivered.

Summary

So if you want to block someone on Instagram, you can do so by visiting their profile and from the menu, click ‘Block’. Also, if you want to unblock that person, you will see the ‘Unblock’ option when you visit the person’s Instagram profile. You can also unblock the person from the settings and in the list of blocked accounts, just tap Unblock for the person you want to remove from there. It’s that simple to block or unblock someone on Instagram.

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Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI