# Question About Facebook's Blocking Protocols **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 27, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-facebooks-blocking-protocols/931624 "2021-01-27T17:57:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-facebooks-blocking-protocols/931624/1 "2021-01-27T17:57:56Z")
A Facebook friend (also a real life friend, whom I’ve always had a great deal of affection and esteem for) has blocked me with what he’s calling a “short time-out.” Sad to say, he became afflicted with America-hating Fuckstick Derangement Syndrome during the pandemic, and he seems to have taken exception to some of he comments I posted to what he feels are worthwhile to link on FB since the insurrection. He didn’t block **kaylasmom** , though, so I’m able to see the message he sent. > [@](#): > > **kaylasdad99** , because you’ve been a dear friend to me, I’m gonna cut you some slack and just give you a short time-out, buddy. But he no longer shows up on my Friends list. Has he actually unfriended me? Facebook doesn’t cover this kind of thing on their FAQ page. ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-facebooks-blocking-protocols/931624/2 "2021-01-27T19:34:35Z")
If he’s not showing up as your friend I believe he’s taking a manual approach to the “short time-out” and has blocked you instead of using the “mute this guy for a while”-function Facebook offers.