How to Unblock Users and Pages on Facebook

There are many reasons why you want to block anyone on Facebook. And the social media giant also provided a fairly simple method. However, the problem arises when you have changed your mind and therefore want to reverse your decision. The problem is, since you’ve blocked this person or page, you won’t be able to find their profile or account just from a normal search. Well, this is completely understandable in the first place. As a result, a little more effort is required to unblock users and Facebook pages.

To make sure that you have no trouble performing these steps, we have mentioned all the instructions required here. The steps to unblock users can be performed from the application itself. But when it comes to unlocking pages, neither the app nor its mobile website supports it. However, there is a workaround through which these steps can be performed directly from your device. So without further ado, here are the necessary instructions. Also check out our detailed guide on how to review tags before they appear on your Facebook timeline.

How to unblock users on Facebook

Since the user has already been blocked, a simple search for this profile will not yield any valid results. Therefore, to unblock users, you will need to perform these steps:

1. Open the Facebook app on your device and tap the hamburger menu.
2. Scroll to Settings and privacy section and press Settings.
3. Meet at Privacy and press Block. Here you will see a list of all users who have been blocked. Just press unblock > unblock in the confirmation dialog.

That’s it. If you want to block this user again for any reason, you will have to wait at least 48 hours. Now that the instructions for blocking users are clear, let’s turn our attention to unblocking pages on Facebook. On this note, also see the steps to opt out of targeted Facebook ads.

Steps for Facebook Pages

As already mentioned, you cannot do them using the mobile app or even the mobile version of the site. To do this, you will need to visit the www.facebook.com/home.php. If you are visiting it from your device, be sure to enable the View Desktop Site option. Once done, follow the instructions below:

1. Click on the down arrow at the top right and select Settings.
2. In the left menu bar, tap Blocking option.
3. Scroll to the bottom of the page until Blocked pages. Select the desired website to be unblocked.

With that, we conclude this guide on how to unblock users and pages on Facebook. Share this tip with others and let them know too.