Facebook habitually recommends some names totally out of the blue as "You may know". My stock response is to view that profile, and if it sets my spidey sense tingling – block.
Recently I moved to block a couple of such recommendation under the "You may know".
A few of these could not be blocked. After the confirmation dialog – there was no further action to redirect to the Blocking page. The Blocking page too does not mention these profiles.
These so-called unblockables appear to differ from the blockables in two ways
- URL carries id as a numeric value instead of alphanumeric string
- URL ends with a "&fref=pymk" *this may be an acronym for "People you may know"*
For instance, this profile and this could not be blocked
EDIT
Following up on the posted answer below – these particular profiles appear apparently unblockable even using the Settings->Block Users. An error message dialog comes up with the string "Something's gone wrong. We're working to get it fixed as soon as we can."
UNEDIT
- Why am I unable to block all random profiles recommended by Facebook?
- Are some profiles on Facebook un-blockable?
Best Answer
Sometimes this happens. I don't know what is the exact reason behind this. But if you are unable to block/report someone from their timeline. You can block anyone by using block tab from your settings.
Go to Settings -> Blocking
You can block by name, email address or timeline address.
Here is the direct link -> https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=blocking