No One Wants A Spammer On Their Facebook Business Page!
This is a question I am often asked when a spammer starts posting unwanted posts and comments on a client’s business Facebook page. I created this informational post to help you ban a spammer. This is different than removing a user. That info can be found here.
There are several ways to ban someone or another Business Page from your Page. Facebook has several options to make it easier on admins to handle obnoxious and annoying spammers.
#1 In Settings – From People and Pages Who Like Your Page
1. Click Settings near the top right of your page
2. Click Banned User on the left side column
3. Click the
(arrow down next to Banned) to see a drop down menu
4. Select People Who Like This or Pages That Like This
5. Click the
(arrow down next to the Gear) in the box of the person you want to remove
6. Select Remove
7. Click and check the box next to Ban Permanently of the person you want to block
8. Finally, click Confirm
That’s it. Quick and easy to ban a spammer from your Business Page.
#2 From A Comment on Your Business Page
If you have a comment that a spammer has made on your Facebook Page, you can ban them from right there. Here’s how:
1. Hover your mouse over the comment made by the spammer or person you want to ban
2. Click the X
3. Click BAN (Person’s Name)
That’s all you need to do! Another easy option to ban that spammer!
#3 From A Post Made By A Spammer On Your Business Page
1. Click Posts to Page on the left side column of your Page’s Timeline
2. Click the (arrow down) on the right side of the post from the spammer or person you want to ban
3. Select Delete from Page
4. Click Delete and Ban User or Delete and Ban Page
You don’t even have to go anywhere near the settings to ban spamming people or pages! Easy, peasy!
#4 From A Post Your Page Is Tagged In
1. Click Posts to Page in the left column on your Page’s Timeline
2. Click the drop down arrow on the right side of the post made by the spammer or Page you want to ban
3. Select Hide From Page
4. Click Ban User or Ban Page
Another easy solution to the spammers!
#5 From a post your Page has been tagged in:
- Click Posts to Page on the left side of your Page’s Timeline
- Click in the right of the post by the person or Page you want to ban
- Select Hide From Page
- Click Ban User or Ban Page
And, that was the final solution to banning spammers on your Facebook Business Page!
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