If you need to report a profile, a post, or anything on Facebook, you can do so within a few minutes. Facebook has allowed its users to report any content that goes against its standards; they review the content and remove it immediately.
If you want to report anything on Facebook, maybe about a message sent to you by an unknown user or a profile, you can now do so on social media.
However, specific steps must be followed to Report things on Facebook successfully. Those steps and things that can be reported on Facebook will be stated in this write-up.
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What are the things that can be Reported on Facebook?
There are quite several things that can be reported on Facebook. If, for instance, you come across anything that you feel isn’t supported by the Facebook community, you can report it. Some of the things you can report include:
- Profile.
- Posts.
- Message.
- Video and pictures.
- Event.
- Comment.
- Ads on Facebook.
- Pages.
- Groups.
- Post on your timeline.
- Hashtag.
Any Facebook user can report the above-mentioned content to the Facebook community management for the removal of such content.
How to Report things on Facebook
Here, you will learn how to Report the above-listed content. Below are the steps to report each of the listed content on Facebook.
Report a User Profile on Facebook
- Go to the person’s Facebook profile you would like to report by searching for their name or tapping it on your news feed.
- Tap on the 3-dot icon in the top right corner.
- Click on the report profile or find support.
- Carefully follow the prompt.
To Report a Post on Facebook
- Go to the post you would like to report.
- Click on the three-dot icon at the top right of the post.
- Select Find Support or Report post.
- To give feedback, enter the best option for why the post violates the Facebook community standards and click Next.
- Note that you might be able to submit a report depending on your feedback, and most content doesn’t require your feedback. This is because the feedback has been used to improve their system help.
Report a Post on Your Timeline
- Go to your Facebook Timeline and locate the post you want to report.
- Go to the post you would like to report.
- Click on the three-dot icon.
- Then, click on report post or find support and enter the best option for how the post violates the Facebook community standards.
Report a Page on Facebook
- Search for the name of the page you would like to report or tap on the page on your newsfeed;
- Click on the three-dot icon to go to more.
- Tap on the report page or find support.
- Give feedback on how the page violates the community standards. Depending on your feedback, you will be able to submit the report.
If you can’t find the page you want to report, you can ask a friend to report it for you.
Report User Photos and Videos
- Open your Facebook account.
- Click on the photo or video you want to report.
- Select the more option.
- Click on find support or report for photos and report or find support for videos.
- Give feedback on how the photo or video goes against the Facebook community standards and follow the on-screen instructions.
Report any Group
To report a group member or something you have seen in the group;
- Find the post or person you want to report.
- Click on the three-dot icon at the top right section.
- Tap on the report a post to admin to report the post to an admin, or tap on Report to report the post to Facebook.
It is worth noting that reporting a post to an admin does not guarantee that the post or the person who posted it will be removed. The admin might not even see your report. Lastly, any post reported to an admin won’t be sent to Facebook.
Report an Event
- Tap on your profile picture in the top left corner of your Facebook account.
- Click on an event and then go to the one you want to report.
- Select the more option.
- Click on the “report event” button and follow the prompt.
Report a Comment
To report a comment on a person’s page or profile,
- Go to the comment you want to report and click on MORE
- Tap on find support or report comment and follow the on-screen instructions.
Note: Reporting a comment on your profile or page is impossible. You can either delete or hide the comment, block the person, or ban such a person from commenting on your post.
Report Ads on Facebook
- Go to the ads you want to report by clicking on them in your newsfeed or searching for them.
- Click on the three-dot icon next to the ads you want to report.
- Select Report ads and follow the on-screen instructions.
To report any ads that violate Facebook Advertising policies, you will need to give a valuable signal that the ads need to be reviewed again to help improve the Facebook help support centre.
Report a Message
When you receive a message that violates Facebook community standards, you can report it. You can also use the Facebook messenger app to report messages. You can learn the steps to follow by visiting the Messenger Help Center.
None of your information will be revealed when the report is contacted. Reporting a message will help improve Facebook by reviewing content that goes against its standards.
Report a Hashtag
Report a Hashtag that goes against our Community Standards.
- Open Facebook on your desktop or mobile device.
- Search for the hashtag you want to report.
- Click or tap the three-dot icon, and select Give feedback or report topic.
- Please select the option that best describes how this hashtag goes against our Community Standards.
- Select Submit after you choose a topic to report the hashtag.
Based on your feedback, you may be able to submit a report to Meta. Facebook use your input to help our systems learn and don’t require a report for some content types.
Note that not all content reported will be removed, and you can check the status of your report in your support inbox. If the post or person you reported wasn’t removed, you could try other options, like deleting such a post or blocking or unfriending such a user from your Facebook account.
Finally, if you have issues reporting things on Facebook, you can sign in to your Facebook account on your PC or Computer and use the report link.