Say I block someone so they can’t find me on Facebook, or vice versa. How far does this extend?
To explain what I mean, by way of example: Suppose I am friends with Person A, Person A is friends with Person B, and Person B has me blocked.
If A has 100 friends, including B, when I look at A’s profile will Facebook report that A has 99 friends?
What if B comments on one of A’s posts? Do I just not see it?
What if B is tagged in one of A’s photos? Do I not see the tag?
I believe the answer is ‘yes’ to all of the above. My ex has blocked me and I don’t see her anywhere, ever, on Facebook, but know from what other people have told me that she is still on Facebook.
Actually, I think person A will probably report 100 friends, but only 99 will be listed when you look at them.
It may also be inconsistent.
I was looking at a friend’s page the other day. It said we had 7 friends in common. I clicked on the “show all” button and 6 came up. I thought that was odd, so I refreshed the page and clicked “show all” again. It still only showed 6 – but it was a different 6.
Facebook’s buggy.
There’s a pretty extensive help section about this on Facebook that addresses the subject.
For instance,
"If I share mutual friends with the user I am blocking, will they be able to see my comments to this mutual friend?
Blocking allows you to prevent most interactions with someone on Facebook. People you block won’t be able to find you in searches, view your profile, or contact you with pokes, Wall posts, or personal messages. In addition, they will not be able to see your Wall posts, comments on mutual friends’ Walls, or that you are a member of the same group as them.
They will, however, see your comments on content that is posted by a mutual friend. You will see their comments as well."