Hard Block
A full account block that prevents or sharply limits another user from viewing, following, messaging, or interacting with you.
“After the harassment continued, he used a hard block instead of just removing the follower.”
People say hard block to contrast a permanent or direct boundary with softer actions such as muting or removing a follower.
The phrase arose informally as users distinguished standard blocking from the less final practice known as soft blocking.
full block
Another phrase for completely blocking an account.
blocked for real
An emphatic description of a direct block.
block and report
Blocking combined with a platform safety report.
Is a hard block permanent?
It remains in effect until the blocker reverses it.
Can blocked users still see public content?
They may be able to through another account or while logged out, depending on the platform.