For those of you who have Facebook, have you ever had to block a friend or family member from your newsfeed?

Yes. Usually politics. I’ll actually tolerate quite a bit of political debate (the rare times I post a political comment). But when it degenerates in to name calling that’s a no-go.

Also, anybody who continually invites me to try apps (like Farmville or whatever), I block.

I have a couple of whacky cousins whose posts are constant and laced with profanity. I have hidden them, but not blocked them as friends.

You can keep them as “friends” but change what posts you see in your news feed. Hover on their name, then on the Friends. From there you can uncheck “Show in news feed” or you can click on Settings, and narrow down the type of content you see from them.

@hearkat I do that now.

I blocked a “friend” who could not make a post or even a sentence without mentioning god or religion. Every single post had something to do with it. I get it. You are righteous and holy.
Enough already! Blocked!

I blocked my mom, that’s all. I don’t really want her to have anything to do with my social life. There are some pictures of me that I don’t want her seeing either.

I blocked an acquaintance’s newsfeed because their drama was excessively annoying.

@NostalgicChills I have a negative one, too. She is blocked.

Yep, two in fact.

My husband’s grandfather for political crap and my great aunt for constant religious status updates. “Almighty Lord, please give me the strength to..,” blah blah blah.

Oh god, yes. I’m sure several have hidden me from their newsfeeds, too. I’m something of a political junkie, so it definitely wouldn’t surprise me.

@Mama_Cakes – if you’ve already unsubscribed from most or all of their posts, what is the problem? Is it that they include their nonsense in comments to other people’s posts also? If that’s the case, then “unfriending” wouldn’t be enough and blocking is the only way to not encounter them at all.

I blocked my perpetrator for a while, then there was family business that needed discussion, so I “befriended” him and started a group message. I think I have also blocked someone who abused a position of power and the unstable spouse of theirs, because we have friends in common, and I have most of my posts set to Friends of Friends because I’ve met some cool people through common acquaintances.

Yes, and I would do so with my son if we were not related and it wasn’t one of the only ways to keep tabs on him.

My son has decided I am the cause of all his problems. He is bipolar and kept sending me hurtful Facebook messages. He had already unfriended me but I finally just blocked him.
He’s my son and I love him but I don’t deserve abuse.

My son and middle daughter refuse to friend me for the reasons @dxs suggested. It’s cool.

I use my ‘fakebook’ page more than my real one so there are no relos on that.

Nah, I’m not a blocker, life’s too short and the differences are what is interesting.

Anyone who gets stupid or nasty with me is de-friended, no pussy-footing around. If they ask why or friend me again, I explain, then we either move forward or don’t, whatever.

Yep, for religious and anti-religious behavior.