How do i block someone from my facebook page

Social media has given everyone a voice, but it has also given everyone the opportunity to troll, spam and simply go into business for themselves all over your organization’s timeline. Facebook Business isn’t perfect, obviously, so these nefarious folks have found a way (or just stumbled into a way) to bypass the simple “Ban a Person” function and spam up your comments section on the daily.

But no more! Be gone, Troll! 

Here is your step-by-step guide to blocking a person from a Facebook Business page who hasn’t liked it in 2020. 

Strategy 1: The Easier, Updated Version

• Log into your Facebook Business page
• Click Page Settings on the left, at the bottom
• Head to the People & Others Pages tab
• Hit the drop-down menu & select “Banned People & Pages.”
• Hit the +Ban A Person button.
• Take their vanity URL aka whatever their unique FB profile URL is, put it in the search & it should pop up with their name & stupid, ugly photo; only take the numbers & letters after the slash, as shown below:
  
• Smash that Save button & they should be gone (it may take a minute or so to kick in, however)

Note: The person will be able to see the page still, but they can’t like things, comment or spread hate.

Strategy 2: The Previous, More Complicated Version

• Open Facebook in your Chrome browser & go to your business/organization’s page
• Do the same in another tab 
• Find the profile of the person who has been spamming your page & click on them
• Once the page loads, right-click & hit “View Page Source” 
• Do a command+search for “entity_ID” in the source code & copy the code that follows immediately after; it should look something like “100007362189555”
• Go to the other Facebook tab you have open
• Click “Settings” in the top right corner 
• Click “People and other Pages”
• Once here, go to the URL bar, double-click it & then replace “www.” with “m.,” so the URL goes from – https://www.facebook.com/YourSuperCoolBusiness/settings/?tab=people_and_other_pages to https://m.facebook.com/YourSuperCoolBusiness/settings/?tab=people_and_other_pages (this opens the page in a mobile version, necessary for the next steps)

• Go to the first person on the list, hover over the “Ban” button, right-click & select “Inspect Element” 
• Right-click the blue box of code highlighted by the browser & select “Edit as HTML”

• Find the section where it says “"userID":"0000000000"” then highlight the numbers & paste the User ID code from that dastardly spammer 
• Click outside of the source code box (this is critical) & then close out of the inspect element box 
• Click “Ban” 
• Assure Facebook that you want to “Ban” that person (note: it’s going to look like you’re banning an innocent person, but you shouldn’t be if you did it correctly) 
• Refresh the page to make sure the innocent person you banned is still there
• Click the blue bar at the top that says “People Who Like This Page” & go to “Banned People & Pages”
• Make sure the spammer person is there & you’re good! 

The major “hack” here is tricking the Facebook Business platform into thinking this person has already liked your page. Yes, you could just click “Ban A Person” from the “People And Other Pages” dialogue box, but we’re guessing you already crossed that off your list! We’ve found that, because of specific privacy rights, people aren’t always searchable in these boxes – after all, what troll wants to be held accountable for what they say on the Internet? 

Isn’t This “Anti-Social Media?”

No. We’re not much for stifling free speech, but when there’s a troll out there who exists for the sole purpose of spreading misinformation or cursing at random digital passers-by? Nope. Not on our watch. Don’t sit at the table if you’re bringing nothing of value to it. 

Have additional questions about shutting down trolls, social media management or literally anything digital marketing or web design? 

By India Today Web Desk: If you're running a successful page on Facebook, chances are that you might come across some weird users or cyberbullies. But don't worry, since Facebook has recognised this as a problem and lets you block one particular user. With this feature, that user will not be able to see your page, any of your posts and comments.

There are several ways to ban a person or another page from your page.

From your FB Page's settings:

1. Click 'Settings' at the top of your page.

2. Click People and Other Pages in the left column.

3. Search for the person or click to check the box next to the name of the person you want to ban.

4. Click and select Ban From Page.

5. Click Confirm.

From a comment on a Page post:

1. Hover over a comment by the person or Page you want to ban and click.

2. Click Hide Comment.

3. Click Ban [Name].

From a post on your Page or a post your FB Page has been mentioned in:

1. Click Posts in the left column of your page.

2. Click Visitor Posts on the right side of your page.

3. Click in the top right of the post by the person or page you want to ban.

4. Select Ban from page and click confirm.

From your Page's inbox:

1. Click Inbox at the top of your page.

2. Click the message on the left from the person you want to ban.

3. Click in the top right and select Ban from page.

4. Click Confirm.

If you banned someone accidentally, there is also a way to unban them!

There are several ways to unban a person or another page from your page.

From your FB Page's settings:

1. Click Settings at the top of your page.

2. Click People and Other Pages in the left column.

3. Click People Who Like This Page and select Banned People and pages.

4. Click to check the box next to the name of the person you want to unban.

5. Click and select Unban From Page.

6. Click Confirm.

From your Page's inbox:

1. Click Inbox at the top of your page.

2. Click the message on the left from the person you want to unban.

3. Click in the top right and select Remove ban from page.

4. Click Confirm.

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