Content

• To step
• Tips
• Warnings

In this article, we'll teach you how to tell if a Facebook friend has put you on the "Not Accessible" list, which means that some of his or her personal information is hidden from you. The "Not accessible" list is different from the "Blocked" list. If you are in someone's "Not Accessible" list, you can still see this friend's public posts and their posts on mutual friends' pages.

To step

1. Go to your friend's profile page. If asking your friend about it isn't an option, it's best to go to their profile page.
2. Look for an empty space at the top of the profile. Normally there is some space between the private messages and the public messages. If you are in the "Not accessible" list, you will not be able to see the private messages, so you will see an empty space at the top of the profile page.
   • You may not see an empty space even though you have been added to the "Not accessible" list, depending on when the public posts were posted by your friend.
3. See if the posts are all public. You can probably see these above the empty space, if there is one. If you see a globe (the sign for "Public") next to the time stamp of each message, you know you will not see the private messages.
   • This does not necessarily mean that you are on the "Not Accessible" list - he or she may also have decided to only post public posts.
4. Look for missing messages. If you suddenly can't see photos or other content that you could previously see, it could mean that you have been placed on the "Not accessible" list.
   • It could also mean that your friend has deleted certain messages.
5. Ask a mutual friend to look at the friend's timeline. If you can no longer see private messages and old photos, it could also mean that the friend deleted old data and blocked the account for all Facebook friends (not just you). You can verify this by asking a mutual friend to look at the friend's timeline. If he or she can see things that you cannot see, you have been placed on the "Not accessible" list.
   • You can simply ask the mutual friend if any messages have been posted recently if you haven't been able to see activity for a while.
6. Ask your friend if he or she has placed you on the "Not accessible" list. The friend may have accidentally put you on the list, because the "Not accessible" list is close to the other lists.

Tips

• If you have been denied access to Facebook by Facebook itself, you can no longer log in to your account. You can appeal if you think it's not fair.

Warnings

• If you find out that you have been placed on the "Not Accessible" list, don't bother your friend too much with questions about how and why.