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What's the difference between muting and blocking?

Muting quietly hides content you don't want to see. Blocking cuts off contact between you and another member.

Muting

You can mute a member, a group, a tag, or a single post for 30 days.

Muting hides their posts and related activity from your:

Muting only changes what you see. It doesn't:

  • Notify the other member
  • Change your friendship or follow status
  • Stop them from messaging you or seeing your profile
  • Hide their posts when you visit their profile directly
  • Hide notifications from them

You can see and undo everything you've muted, except single posts, in your Muted settings. In the official FetLife app, Muted settings only lists muted members.

Blocking

Blocking works both ways. You and the other member can't see each other's profiles, and can't see each other's posts or message each other, except in a few shared places like group conversations and group discussions. Your friendship and follows are removed. They aren't notified, but they won't be able to see your profile anymore.

Learn more in What does a block do?

Which one should I use?

  • Want to see less of someone or something, without them knowing? Mute them.
  • Don't want any contact with someone? Block them.
  • Want to stop notifications from a conversation? Mute the conversation.
  • Feel unsafe or think someone broke the rules? Report it as well.