How to Block Someone on YouTube

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By Victor Ashiedu

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This Itechguide teaches you how to block someone on YouTube. The guide covers steps to block someone on YouTube from a PC (YouTube.com) or the YouTube App for Android.

As at the time of writing this Itechguide, the YouTube App for iPhone does not support the option to block someone. The option is only available on YouTube.com or the Android App.
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The YouTube profile shown in this Itechguide is for illustration purposes only. This content does not wish to portray the profile as negative in anyway.

How to Block Someone on YouTube from a PC (YouTube.com)

How to Block Someone on YouTube from a PC (YouTube.com)
  • Open YouTube.com from your PC. If you have not signed in, sign in with your Google Account.
  • Then, type the name of the person you want to block into the search box. From the search suggestions, click the name of the person.
How to Block Someone on YouTube from a PC (YouTube.com)
  • YouTube search will return some results. Scroll through and click on the person’s profile.
To be sure you are selecting a profile (YouTube channel), it should have SUBSCRIBE beside it.
How to Block Someone on YouTube from a PC (YouTube.com)
  • When the person’s profile opens, click the ABOUT tab.
How to Block Someone on YouTube from a PC (YouTube.com)
  • From the ABOUT tab, scroll down to the Report user icon (looks like a flag). Then click on the flag – from the list of displayed options, to block someone on YouTube click Block user.
  • Finally, to confirm that you want to block this person, from the Block user pop up window, click SUBMIT.

How to Block Someone on YouTube from the Android App

How to Block Someone on YouTube from the Android App
The YouTube App for iPhone does not have the option to block someone.
  • Open the YouTube App for Android. Then, if you have not signed in to the App, sign in with your Google Account.
How to Block Someone on YouTube from the Android App
  • When the app opens, on the top right of the App, tap on the search icon.
How to Block Someone on YouTube from the Android App
  • Then, type the name of the person you wish to block into the search bar. YouTube search will display search suggestions. From the suggestions, tap on the name of the person.
  • From the YouTube results, tap on the profile of the person you wish to block.
To confirm that you are opening the person’s profile, it will have SUBSCRIBE beneath or beside it.
  • Finally, to block someone on YouTube, on the top right of the person’s profile, tap the 3 vertical dots (More icon). Then, from the list of displayed options, tap Block user.
  • To block this user, on the Block user confirmation pop up, tap BLOCK.
How to Block Someone on YouTube from the Android App

It is this easy to block someone on YouTube!

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About the Author

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Victor Ashiedu

Victor is the founder of InfoPress Media, publishers of Ilifeguides and Itechguides. With 20+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, his expertise spans Windows, Linux, and DevOps. Explore his contributions on Itechguides.com for insightful how-to guides and product reviews.

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