Why facebook blocked me from adding friends?

There are lots of users complaining about not being able to add new friends as facebook has blocked them from adding people. There are several reasons for this block and few things you need to do to avoid getting blocked. All the content here is what I have learned from my experience of using facebook and getting blocked a number of times. I think it will be helpful to you.

Why facebook blocks people?

The main reason is that you are considered as a spammer if you send too many requests in a short period of time. Even if you are not one of those spammers, your actions may make you look like one. Facebook has to keep a check on the spam friend requests as there are hundreds of fake account created everyday and using these fake accounts, friend requests are sent to random users. Therefore, you may be identified as a spammer even if you are not.

There is a possibility that you had sent some friend requests in the past that were either declined or just left unanswered. If that is the case, you will look like a person who sends requests to unknowns leading to the block.

People you added must have reported you as an unknown outside facebook.
A new way of checking if a person is a genuine user or a spammer is used by facebook these days. When a person, you have sent a friend request to, confirms or ignores your request, there is a question asked to him/her which is "Do you know this user outside facebook?". If there are people who answer "no" to this question, you know you will be seen as a spammer.

Also if your requests are declined by lots of people, you will be making it to the blocked users list easily.

You might get blocked if you send requests to completely unknown people. What I mean is if you sent friend request to people with who you don't have anything in common. There are less chances of getting blocked if you send friend request to someone having common friends, living in the same city, went to same school, etc.

How can you avoid getting blocked?

• Add only the people you really know in real life.
• Wait if your previous requests are not accepted. Send new requests only if you are sure that the previous requests are accepted.
• Send a message to the person with the friend request telling him/her how you know him/her. This will be helpful if you are adding a person you know but that person does not know you.
• Make sure the person who accepted your request answers the question- "Do you know this user outside facebook?" as "yes". This will help facebook know that you are adding people you already know.
• If you are warned by facebook and asked if you really know the user, try not to send friend requests for a couple of days.
• A good way of adding a friend, if you got a warning, will be to message the friend and ask them to add you.
• Even if you message a lot of non-friends, that may be considered as spam. So avoid it.
• If you notice that your friend request is unanswered for a long time, even when the person is active on facebook, it is better to cancel the request yourself.
• If you get warned or blocked, be careful on selecting who you want to send request. Add only the people who will accept it and be patient.

What exactly happens if you are blocked?

I hope this helps you getting blocked again and make connections on facebook with your real friends.
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