Block & report someone

If you don't want to chat with someone in Google Chat, you can block and report them. You can block direct messages, or block people in spaces and most group messages.

Learn how to block, unblock & report someone

In Google Chat or Gmail, you can choose to:

In Google Chat, you can also:

In other Google products, you can also block people's accounts.

Block someone in Chat or Gmail

  1. On your computer,  open Google Chat or Gmail.
    • In Gmail: On the left, click Chat.
  2. In your conversation list, next to someone’s name, click More options and then Block & Report.
    • If you use a Google Workspace account and the person is in your organization, this option is Block.
  3. Optional: To report someone for abuse, check the box next to "Report to Google."
    • If you use a Google Workspace account, you can only report people outside your organization.
  4. To confirm, click Block.

Unblock someone in Chat or Gmail

  1. On your computer,  open Google Chat or Gmail.
  2. Choose an option:
    • In Chat, at the top, click Settings and then Manage blocked users.
    • In Gmail, at the top, click Settings and then See all settings and then Chat and Meet and then Manage chat settings and then Manage blocked users.

Manage blocked users

  1. Select the person from the suggestions.
  2. Click Unblock .

Block a conversation

  1. On your computer, open Google Chat or Gmail.
  2. In Chat, next to the conversation name, click More options and then Block & Report.
    • If you use a Google Workspace account, this option is “Block this conversation.”
  3. Optional: To report the conversation for abuse, check the box next to “Report this space as spam or abuse.”
    • If you use a Google Workspace account, you can only report people outside your organization.
  4. To confirm, click Block.

Block or unblock someone in a conversation or space

Important: You can block someone in the same conversation without messaging them directly.

  1. On your computer, open Google Chat or Gmail.
  2. In Chat, open a conversation.
  3. At the top, click the conversation name and then View members.
    • In spaces, click the space name and then Manage members.
  4. Next to the person's name, click More options and then Block or Unblock.

Tip: To hide someone's messages after you block them in a space, you may need to refresh your browser.

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