This post is a continuation of our earlier article where we shared how to know if someone blocked you on Instagram. Unlike the previous article where we were figured out whether or not you are blocked by someone on Instagram, this one will let you know what happens when you block someone on Instagram.
Is someone irritating you a lot with their spammy comments? Or they have been mentioning you on a lot of irrelevant posts? You are no more comfortable sharing your posts with them. Well, the best option you have is to block them from your Instagram account. Now, if you want to know the impact it will have when you block them then follow the content below.
What Happens If I Block Someone On Instagram?
1. Whenever you block anyone on Instagram, that user won’t get any notification to let them know that you have blocked them.
2. The user whom you blocked will be removed as your Instagram follower.
3. As soon as you block an Instagram user, the notifications from that user on your profile will be removed.
4. All the earlier comments and likes(when not blocked) from that user on your posts will disappear.
5. You can search, find and view the Instagram profile you have blocked. If the profile you blocked is public then you can even view their posts. Their profiles can also be visited by tapping on their username which is there in likes and comments on your posts.
6. You cannot like or comment on their photos and videos after blocking them. They are only viewable if the account is public of course.
7. Similar is the case for the person who is getting blocked. Notifications from you will be removed from their profile. Moreover, all your likes and comments on their posts will vanish.
8. The Instagram Direct Conversation with the user you blocked will be removed. But the blocked person will still have it but the chat will under their own username.
9. You won’t be able to view each other Instagram Stories when blocked. Also, if you watched their story before blocking, your view will also be removed from the viewer’s list.
If You Block Someone On Instagram Can They Still See Your Pictures?
The tenth point will answer this question of yours.
10. No, the Instagram user you blocked cannot view your photos. Moreover, the user you blocked cannot comment and like your posts as they won’t be able to view them in the first place.
11. Neither you nor the person whom you blocked will be able to send private messages to each other using Instagram Direct.
Now an interesting question.
What Happens If You Block Someone On Instagram Then Unblock Them?
As I mentioned above, you can unblock a user whenever desired. In order to do so, visit the profile you have blocked and tap on Follow. That user will be unblocked automatically. In case, you don’t want to follow them and just want to unblock, then tap on 3 dots on their profile and select Unblock User.
Unblock User
After unblocking them here is what will happen.
1. All the notifications, likes and comments from that user will be restored. The same is true for the person who was blocked.
2. You can like, comment on each other profiles again if you have followed each other.
3. You and the other user can use Instagram Direct to send private messages to each other.
4. You will be to view each other stories depending on the privacy settings.
Here are a couple of more helpful Instagram tutorials for you.
1. How to download Instagram photos and videos
2. How to know who unfollowed you on Instagram
This was all I had to share regarding what happens when you block someone on Instagram. If you have any doubts or queries feel free to drop a comment! Share if you find it helpful.
Hi, I blocked someone on Instagram and they blocked me. A few days ago they changed their user name and it seems like the block has lifted. I cannot find them anywhere even when I tap on tags and copy their name they are not coming up.
Hi Maria, this means that person has blocked you on Instagram.
What happens when on Instagram you see 12 likes on a post for someone you follow but you can only see 11 users that liked that photo?
It can be one of Instagram’s glitch.
Hello!
Blocking someone after watching a public story on insta, does it make my name disappear of the story’s views ?
Thanks in advance.
Hi Ella,
Yes, on blocking your name will be removed from the viewer’s list of the story. But as soon as you unblock that person your view will be back again. So, it’s better to unblock that person once their story has expired. I hope this made sense.
When you block someone on your Insta, are their past “likes” and “comments” on my pics disappear automatically or would I have to do it manually? Meaning “dislike” each pic?
Thanks
When you block someone the likes and comments on your posts from them will disappear automatically.
I believe this article is not accurate. When you block someone all of their likes disappear. I know this as I’ve done this for someone and all of their likes are gone.
Hi Janet,
Firstly, I would like to thank you for pointing out the incorrect information.
Actually, at the time of writing this article(July 2016) all the likes and comments used to stay there for both the parties. But as after my testing, I can see that it no longer works that way. I have updated the article with correct info.
Thanks again.
If I block someone on Instagram, can they still see my posts, as my account is set to public? Is there a way to block a few people and not have to set the account to private?
Thanks in advance
The blocked person cannot view your posts. The statement is true for both Private and Public profiles. I hope this helps.
Thank you so much as most articles I read on Instagram pointed to the fact, that if the account is public, then set it to private ( as a solution) or else one can’t block.
Well, that’s not true as you use the block function from both private or public profile. However, if your aim is only to hide your posts from some users then you can unfollow them and make your profile as private instead of blocking them.
Thanks. Will block I think, as I tried to unhide the story first but seems like that didn’t work. And I keep my account public as I share my work too on it. This is for some few who I don’t want around. I don’t follow them but they follow me so to take care of that I needed a solution and seems like blocking is the best option, and thanks a ton for clarifying it works even with public accounts.
Yeah, in your case blocking is the way to go.
When I block someone all the DM’s are removed! But on their end why does the person getting blocked still keep the DM’s? Secondly, if you block them and change your username, does the new username appear on the DM’s they still have pre blocking them?
Just wanting to make sure that when I block someone and change my username they can’t follow me
Hi,
Yes, that’s one of Instagram glitches. But if you observe closely the name on that conversation changes to their own username. Secondly, when you block someone they cannot follow you no matter what.
I hope this helps.
Hello!
I blocked and unblocked someone and all their likes etc have disappeared – and not reappeared after unblocking.
Is this a new thing? Any ideas?
Thanks!
Francesca
Hi Francesca,
Yes, this has been reported by a few readers and I also observe it. Previously likes and comments were restored but now they are not coming back.
Will update the article if it remains the same for the coming few weeks.
Thanks for your comment and sharing your observation.
hello! does blocking someone remove their tag from a photo?
Hi Ashton,
Yes, the tag of the blocked person will be removed from your photos. The tag will be restored if you decide to unblock them later. I hope this helps.
Temporarily blocked someone just to focus and when I unblocked them all their comments and likes never came back. They were kinda important to me and I’m kinda upset. Might want to update your article!
Hi Thomas,
I just checked this and I see an inconsistent behavior. For me, in the first attempt, the likes were not restored but all the comments came back. However, when I blocked and unblocked the person second time around all the comments were also gone.
So, I will wait for a few more weeks before updating the article.
In any case, thank you for notifying the change and sorry for the inconvenience.