How to Report Someone on Facebook

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By Victor Ashiedu

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This Itechguide teaches you how to report someone on Facebook. The guide covers steps to report someone on Facebook from a PC, Android or iPhone.

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How to Report Someone on Facebook from a PC

How to Report Someone on Facebook from a PC

This section covers steps to report a person (Facebook profile), a Post or a comment.

How to Report a Facebook Profile on Facebook.com (PC)

  • Open Facebook.com from a browser in your PC. Then, login with your Email or Phone and Password.
How to Report Someone on Facebook from a PC
  • Open the Facebook profile of the person you want to report. You can use Facebook search to find the person. Or, if the person shared a post, click the person’s name (above the post).
How to Report Someone on Facebook from a PC
How to Report a Facebook Profile on Facebook.com (PC)
  • When the person’s profile opens, click the 3 dots at the bottom right of the profile. Then, from the list of displayed options click Find support or report profile.
  • Finally, on the Please select a problem to continue pop up, select a reason you are reporting the person.
  • Then, after making your selection, at the bottom right of the pop up, click Send.

How to Report a Facebook Post on Facebook.com (PC)

  • Click the 3 dots on the top right of the post you want to report. A set of options will be displayed.
  • From the displayed options, select Find support or report post.
  • Finally, select a reason for reporting the post. Then, at the bottom right of the window, click Send.

How to Report a Facebook Comment on Facebook.com (PC)

  • Locate the Facebook comment you want to report and hover your mouse over it.
  • When you hover over the comment, 3 dots will appear on the top right of the Comment. Click the 3 dots. Then, click Find support or report comment.
  • Finally, to report the comment, select your reason and click Send.

How to Report Someone on Facebook from Android or iPhone

How to Report Someone on Facebook from Android or iPhone

This section covers steps to report a Facebook profile, Post or Comment from Android or iPhone. The steps for both platforms are similar.

The steps below were performed on an Android phone.

How to Report a Facebook Profile from Android or iPhone

  • Open the Facebook App on your phone. Then, open the profile of the person you want to report.
How to Report Someone on Facebook from Android or iPhone
  • At the bottom right of the person’s profile, tap the More button. A set of options will be displayed at the bottom of your screen.
  • From the displayed options, tap Find support or report profile.
The iPhone App does not offer the option to report a Profile.
  • Finally, select your reason for reporting the profile. Then, at the bottom right tap Send.

How to Report a Facebook Post from Android or iPhone

  • Locate the Facebook Post you want to report and tap the 3 lines on the top right of the post. Some options will be displayed.
How to Report a Facebook Post from Android or iPhone
  • From the displayed options, tap Find support or report post.
  • Finally, select your reason for reporting the post. Then, at the bottom of the screen, tap Send.

How to Report a Facebook Comment from Android or iPhone

  • At the bottom of the Post with the comment you want to report, tap the Comment count. All the post comments will be displayed.
  • Locate the comment you want to report. Then, tap and hold the comment until some options are displayed beneath the comment (bottom of the screen).
  • From the displayed options, tap Find support or report comment.
  • Finally, pick a reason for reporting the comment and tap Send.

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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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