How to Report a Post on Facebook

Click on the picture or video., Go to “Options.” A very small window will open up with actions you can choose from. , Click on “Report” or “Report Video.” This will open another window that will ask why you’re reporting the photo or video. , Tick...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Click on the picture or video.

    This will expand the post to display the functions available to you.
  2. Step 2: Go to “Options.” A very small window will open up with actions you can choose from.

    ,, Facebook lists down possible reasons why the post is undesirable:
    I don’t like this photo of me.

    I think it shouldn’t be on Facebook.

    It’s spam. , After going through the process, wait for the Facebook team to review your complaint and to take action accordingly. , This Timeline could be yours, a friend’s, or even a page’s.

    Look for the post that offended you.

    This could be a lewd status, hate speech, a threat, spam, or language that’s meant to bully someone. , This will display the arrow-down icon to the upper-right corner of the post. , In the meantime, the post will become invisible to you. , All posts on your Home News Feed will have that icon readily displayed.

    Clicking on it will display a menu of actions. , The choices slightly vary than when flagging via Timeline.

    In any case, any of these will at the very least hide the off-color post:
    I don’t want to see this.

    This is spam.

    Unfollow .

    Hide all from . , Obviously, if you clicked on “I don’t want to see this,” Facebook will consequently want to know why.

    After it minimizes the post, Facebook will display a window with reasons you can choose from.
  3. Step 3: Click on “Report” or “Report Video.” This will open another window that will ask why you’re reporting the photo or video.

  4. Step 4: Tick off the reason that applies.

  5. Step 5: Leave the rest to Facebook.

  6. Step 6: Go to the Timeline.

  7. Step 7: Hover over the offensive post.

  8. Step 8: Click “Report/Mark as Spam.” It will prompt Facebook to investigate.

  9. Step 9: Click on the arrow-down icon.

  10. Step 10: Select the action that applies.

  11. Step 11: Resolve the problem.

Detailed Guide

This will expand the post to display the functions available to you.

,, Facebook lists down possible reasons why the post is undesirable:
I don’t like this photo of me.

I think it shouldn’t be on Facebook.

It’s spam. , After going through the process, wait for the Facebook team to review your complaint and to take action accordingly. , This Timeline could be yours, a friend’s, or even a page’s.

Look for the post that offended you.

This could be a lewd status, hate speech, a threat, spam, or language that’s meant to bully someone. , This will display the arrow-down icon to the upper-right corner of the post. , In the meantime, the post will become invisible to you. , All posts on your Home News Feed will have that icon readily displayed.

Clicking on it will display a menu of actions. , The choices slightly vary than when flagging via Timeline.

In any case, any of these will at the very least hide the off-color post:
I don’t want to see this.

This is spam.

Unfollow .

Hide all from . , Obviously, if you clicked on “I don’t want to see this,” Facebook will consequently want to know why.

After it minimizes the post, Facebook will display a window with reasons you can choose from.

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