Reporting on Snapchat: How to Get Someone Banned

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Written by: Alex Popa

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Reporting on Snapchat: How to Get Someone Banned

Welcome to today’s guide on how to get someone banned on Snapchat! Today, I’ll teach you about getting people banned on this platform.

The simplest method to ban someone on Snapchat is to report them. Here’s how to do it:

  1. Open a chat with that person/go to their profile page
  2. Tap on their profile picture
  3. Select the three-dot icon
  4. Go to “Manage Friendship
  5. Select “Report

With this, you’ll be able to report someone’s profile directly. If you want to report a snap or story, you’ll need to access that snap/story, tap the three-dot icon, and select “Report“.

Keep reading for a detailed guide on how to get someone banned on Snapchat!

Summary: To get someone banned on Snapchat, you can report their account or a particular snap or story. 

To report someone’s account, open a chat with them or go to their profile page, tap on their profile picture, select the three-dot icon, go to “Manage Friendship”, and select “Report”. 

To report a snap or story, access it, tap the three-dot icon, and select “Report”.

In both cases, Snapchat will require you to explain the reasoning behind your report.

Report Someone’s Snapchat Account

To report someone’s Snapchat account, you need to report them from their profiles. Follow the steps below to do that:

1. Open a chat with that person

Screenshot of a Snapchat window where the name of a friend is highlighted
Open a chat with that person

If the person you want to ban isn’t your friend, skip this step and go to that person’s profile. You need to open a chat with them if they’re your friend.

2. Tap on their profile picture

Screenshot of a Snapchat page where the profile picture of a friend is highlighted
Tap on their profile picture

Once you open a chat with that person, tap on their profile picture in the top left corner. This will let you access their profile page, where you can report them.

3. Tap the three-dot icon

Screenshot of a Snapchat page there the "Three-dots" menu icon is highlighted
Tap the three-dot icon

After you open their profile page, find the three-dot icon in the top right corner and tap on it. This will open their profile settings.

4. Select “Manage Friendship

Screenshot of a Snapchat page where the "Manage Friendship" menu option is highlighted
Select “Manage Friendship

Once you open their profile settings, tap on the first setting – “Manage Friendship“.

5. Select “Report

Screenshot of a Snapchat page where the "Report" menu option is highlighted
Select “Report

You’ll find the “Report” option in the “Manage Friendship” menu. Tap on it and follow any on-screen instructions to report that person’s account.

Explain your reasons for reporting that person and if they’ve breached any community guidelines.

Report Someone’s Snap/Story

To report someone’s snap or story, you need to access that snap/story, select the three-dot icon in the bottom right corner, and select “Report“.

Follow these steps to do that:

1. Tap on the three-dot icon

Screenshot of a Snapchat page where the "Three-Dots" menu option is highlighted
Tap on the three-dot icon

If you found a Snap that breaches Snapchat’s community guidelines and wants the creator to get banned, go to their snap and tap the three-dot icon in the bottom right corner.

2. Select “Report Snap

Screenshot of a Snapchat page where the "Report Snap" menu option is highlighted
Select “Report Snap

Once you tap on the three-dot icon, a menu will appear. You’ll see several options but focus on the “Report Snap” option.

Please select it and proceed with the on-screen instructions, where you explain your reasoning behind the report.

Conclusion

In short, you can get someone banned on Snapchat by reporting their account or a particular snap/story posted.

To report someone’s account, go to their profile, select the three-dot icon, go to “Manage Friendship” (if that person is your friend), and select “Report“.

To report a snap, go to it, tap the three-dot icon, and select “Report Snap“. In both cases, Snapchat will require you to explain the reasoning behind your report.

If you have questions about Snapchat reporting, comment below and I’ll reply as soon as possible. Until then, stay tuned for other helpful articles about Snapchat!

What can get you banned on Snapchat?

If you’ve used social media before, you must know some things that can get you banned from them.

Snapchat is the same. Here are some of the things that will get you banned on Snapchat:

– Spam content
– Nudity or suggestive content
– Adult content
– Hate Speech
– Invasions of Privacy
– Impersonation
– Bullying
– Harassment
– Illegal Content
– Copyrighted content
– Extremism
– Threats
– Violence

Once you report someone, the Snapchat team will analyze that person’s account and content and assess if they should be banned or not.

If the person in question is found in clear disregard of the community guidelines, then Snapchat will ban them outright.

How long does the Snapchat ban last?

Snapchat uses three types of bans, informally known as:

– The First Time Ban
– The Repeated Offence Ban
– The Permanent Ban

The First Time Ban typically lasts 24 hours and is given to users at their first offense. They also haven’t done anything too severe to warrant a longer ban.

Think of first-time offenders as regular Joes who post spam content or offend someone, and that person reports them.

The Repeated Offence Ban is given to people who continue to break the community guidelines even if they’ve been banned.

Snapchat is less lenient with these people, with bans lasting up to a month in some cases.

Lastly, the Permanent Ban is given either to serious repeat offenders who won’t learn their lesson or to first-time offenders who do serious stuff like posting adult content or graphic content on the platform.

These people are permanently banned and can’t use their Snapchat accounts again.

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Alex Popa

My name is Alex and I have a knack for social media in all its shapes and forms. I’ve dealt with such things for quite some time and I noticed that many people have issues with social media and technicalities.

Unforeseen errors, bugs, and other problems make their use of social media problematic. These things will be discussed amply in the guides on Whizcase.

I'll present the facts as they are, and offer quick and easy solutions for them.

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