This minHour teaches you how to report a user's account on Facebook. You can perform this process on both the Facebook mobile app and the Facebook desktop site. If the user posted an offensive or distasteful item, you can instead report the post.
On Mobile
Open Facebook.
Tap the Facebook app, which resembles a white “f” on a blue background. Doing so will open your News Feed if you’re already logged into Facebook.
- If you aren’t already logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password to continue.
Go to the page of the person whom you want to report.
Tap the search bar at the top of the screen, type in the name of the person you want to report, tap their name, and then tap their profile image.
- Alternatively, locate and tap their name in your News Feed.
- You can also report business or celebrity pages, though the report options will differ slightly.
Tap More.
This option is near the top of the user’s page, just below and to the right of their name.
Tap Give feedback or report this profile.
It’s in the pop-up menu. Doing so brings up another menu with reporting options.
Select a reason for reporting the profile.
Tap one of the following options in the menu:
- Pretending to Be Someone
- Fake Account
- Fake Name
- Posting Inappropriate Things
- I Want to Help
- Something Else
Select follow-up details if necessary.
If you selected either the option or the option, do the following:
- Pretending to Be Someone — Tap Me, A Friend, or Celebrity in the “Who are they pretending to be?” section.
- I Want to Help — Tap a reason (e.g., Suicide or Harassment) in the “Can you give us some more details?” section.
Tap Send.
It’s a blue button at the bottom of the screen.
Tap Done when prompted.
Doing so confirms that your report was sent.
On Desktop
Open Facebook.
Go to https://www.facebook.com/ in your computer’s web browser. This will open your News Feed if you’re already logged into Facebook.
- If you aren’t already logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password in the upper-right side of the page before continuing.
Go to the page of the person whom you want to report.
Click the search bar at the top of the screen, type in the name of the person you want to report, click their name, and then click their profile image.
- Alternatively, locate and click their name in your News Feed.
Click ⋯.
It’s nestled in the bottom-right corner of the cover photo at the top of their profile page. Doing so prompts a drop-down menu.
Click Give feedback or report this profile.
It’s in the pop-up menu. This opens a window with various reporting options.
Select a reason for reporting the profile.
Click one of the following options in the window:
- Pretending to Be Someone
- Fake Account
- Fake Name
- Posting Inappropriate Things
- I Want to Help
- Something Else
Select follow-up details if necessary.
If you selected either the option or the option, do the following:
- Pretending to Be Someone — Tap Me, A Friend, or Celebrity in the “Who are they pretending to be?” section.
- I Want to Help — Tap a reason (e.g., Suicide or Harassment) in the “Can you give us some more details?” section.
Click Send.
This blue button is in the bottom-right corner of the window.
Click Done when prompted.
This confirms that your report has been sent.
Tips
- All reports are confidential. The person you report won’t know that you reported them.
- If you encounter something you don’t like on Facebook that doesn’t violate the Facebook Terms, you can hide it from your News Feed, unfriend or block the person, or send a message to the person and ask them to take it down.
Warnings
- Don’t report users for non-violations. Reporting a user when they’ve done nothing wrong by Facebook’s standards can result in you losing access to your account.
- Be honest when reporting issues.