Use this guide to review the people you blocked from Direct Messages and remove a block when you are ready. The list belongs to your signed-in account and is separate from notification preferences.
Before You Begin
You must be signed in, and the person must have been blocked from a one-to-one conversation in Direct Messages. Blocking happens in Direct Messages; Account Settings only lets you review the list and unblock someone.
Unblocking removes this particular direct-message restriction between you and that person. It does not send them a message, guarantee that you can contact each other, restore conversation history, or change access anywhere outside Direct Messages. Other messaging eligibility and conversation-participation rules still apply.
Review The Blocked Users List
The empty message is meaningful only after loading finishes without an error; no personal identity needs to be displayed.
Some identities may no longer have complete profile details. In that case, a row can show Unknown user or Profile unavailable. This fallback does not change what the Unblock action does for that row.
Unblock And Confirm The Change
The immediate disappearance is not the final check; reopening the list confirms that the change was saved.
If The List Or Save Fails
When Visual Space cannot save the unblock, it restores the previous list and shows an error alert. If the person reappears, treat the unblock as unsuccessful and try again after your connection is available.
An error can also occur while the page is loading. If an alert appears while the page looks empty, do not assume that the empty state confirms there are no blocked people; reopen or reload the page and wait for a successful result.
After Unblocking
The person can exchange direct messages with you again when the other conversation rules allow it. Unblocking does not send a message. It also does not revoke a community ban, which is managed separately by that space’s owner.
For the broader settings boundary, see Account Settings. Profiles explains how private account tools differ from public identity, and Direct Messages covers conversation access, eligibility, and blocking in context.