Tools for Addressing Abuse
Don't have a Facebook account?
Learn more about how you can report potential abuse on Facebook.
5 Things You Can Do
- Send a message to the person responsible for posting
- Unfriend the person to remove them from your friend list
- Block the person from contacting you
- Report the person if their behavior is abusive
- Use privacy settings
Visit our Family Safety Center for more safety information, tools, and resources.
We're sorry you're having a bad experience on Facebook, and we want to help. If you want to report something that goes against our Community Standards (example: nudity, hate speech, violence), use the Report link near the post, photo or comment to report it to us.
If you want to report something that goes against our Community Standards but you don't have an account or can't see the content (example: someone blocked you), you may need to ask a friend to help you.
Remember that you should contact local law enforcement if you ever feel threatened by something you see on Facebook.
Please keep in mind that something you don't like on Facebook may not go against our Community Standards. Learn how you can avoid content you don't like on Facebook.
If you want to report something that goes against our Community Standards but you don't have an account or can't see the content (ex: someone blocked you), you may need to ask a friend to help you.
You can ask a friend with an account to report the content using the Report link near the post, photo or comment on Facebook. Keep in mind that we won't be able to take action on your report until we can find the content you're reporting. In your report, please provide us with as much detail as possible, including links and screenshots of the content you're reporting.
To report something yourself, you can fill out this form.
Accounts that impersonate other people aren't allowed on Facebook. If someone created an account pretending to be you:
- Go to the profile of that's impersonating you
- If you can't find it, try searching for the name used on the profile or asking your friends if they can send you a link to it.
- Click
on the cover photo and select Report
- Follow the on-screen instructions for impersonation to file a report
If you don't have a Facebook account, you can report an impostor account by filling out this form.
To unfriend someone:
- Go to that person's profile
- Hover over Friends
at the top of their profile
- Select Unfriend
The person you unfriended won't be notified.
If you don't want someone to see your profile, add you as a friend or send you a message, you can block them.
Note: If you unfriend someone, you'll be removed from that person's friends list as well. If you want to be friends with this person again, you'll need to add them as a friend again.
When you block someone they will no longer be able to do things such as tag you or see things you post on your Timeline. If you're friends, blocking will also unfriend them.
To block someone:
- Click
at the top right of any Facebook page.
- Click Privacy Shortcuts
- Click How do I stop someone from bothering me?
- Enter the name of the person you want to block and click Block
- Select the specific person you want to block from the list that appears and click Block again
People will not be notified when you block them.
If you can't find someone using this method, try going to the person's profile and selecting Block from the 
menu on their cover photo.
menu on their cover photo.Facebook offers these tools to help you deal with bullying and harassment. Depending on the seriousness of the situation:
- Unfriend the person. Only your Facebook friends can contact you through Facebook chat or post on your Timeline.
- Block the person. This will prevent the person from adding you as a friend and viewing things you share on your Timeline.
- Report the person or any abusive things they post.
The best protection against bullying is to learn how to recognize it and how to stop it. Here are some tips:
- Don’t retaliate. Most bullies are looking for a reaction, so don't give them one.
- Don’t keep it a secret. Reach out to someone you trust, like a close friend, family member, counselor or teacher, who can give you the help and support you need.
- Document and save. If someone has posted something you don’t like, you can print or take a screenshot of it in case you need to share it with someone you trust later.
If you feel you're in immediate danger, contact your local authorities.
Visit Facebook's Bullying Prevention Hub for more information, tools and resources.
When something gets reported to Facebook, we'll review it and remove anything that doesn't follow the Facebook Community Standards. Your name and other personal information will be kept completely confidential if we reach out to the person responsible.
Please keep in mind that reporting something to Facebook doesn't guarantee that it will be removed. You may see something you don't like on Facebook if it doesn't violate the Facebook Terms.