How to block Business pages on Facebook

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? 

With a personal Facebook account, you can block another user using the privacy settings. These settings are not available on Facebook Business pages, but you can ban users in other ways. You can ban someone from your page's admin panel, from a post the person created on the page Timeline or from a comment the person made on a status you posted on your page. No matter what method you use, the person will be permanently blocked from accessing your business page.

Admin Panel

1. 1.

   Click on your business name from the drop-down menu beneath the arrow on the menu bar of your Facebook page. Click the "Show" button on the business page to open the Admin Panel.

2. 2.

   Click the "See All" link in the New Likes section to view the list of people who like your business page.

3. 3.

   Click the "X" next to the name of the person you want to block. Select the "Ban Permanently" check box on the Remove confirmation box and click "Okay" to remove and block that person.

4. 4.

   Click the "Hide" button to close the Admin Panel.

Timeline Post

1. 1.

   Click the "X" near the person's name on a message he or she posted on the page.

2. 2.

   Choose "Delete" from the drop-down menu.

3. 3.

   Click "Delete and Ban User" to remove the post from the business page and block the person from the page.

Comment

1. 1.

   Point to a comment the person made on any post on your business Timeline. Click the "X" that appears to the right of the post. A message stating, "You've Hidden This Comment So Only The Person Who Wrote It And Their Friends Can See It. Undo This Or Delete This Comment" appears.

2. 2.

   Click "Delete This Comment."

3. 3.

   Click the "Ban (User Name)" link in the line that states "You Can Also Report It as Abusive, or Ban (User Name)."

   How do I block someone's business page?

   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..

   Why can I not block a Facebook business page?

   Under Block Pages, start typing the name of the page you want to block, then select it from the drop-down menu. You can't block event pages or group pages via your Facebook settings, only company/organization pages. To unblock a page, go back to your Blocking settings and select Unblock next to the page.

   How do I completely block a Facebook page?

   Block or unblock a Facebook Page.

   Go to the Page you want to block..

   Click below the Page's cover photo..

   Select Block Page or Block..

   Click Confirm..

   How do I block someone on Meta business page?

   Block people.

   From your new Page's Feed, click ..

   Click Settings and privacy..

   Click Settings..

   Click Privacy..

   In the left menu, select Blocking..

   Select the person you would like to block..

   Select Block next to the person's name..

   Select Block new accounts they may create to prevent them from seeing you with a new account..