# How to block someone on Twitch
There are three routes, and you only need one. Twitch documents all three on its own help pages. The phone app is the one place Twitch's pages do not give separate steps.
| Where you are | What to do | Who says so |
|---|---|---|
| In chat on twitch.tv | Click the name, open the three-dot menu, choose Block | Twitch Help |
| In a whisper | Click the cog at the top of the window, choose Block | Twitch Help |
| Any chat box | Type /block and the username | Twitch chat commands page |
| Twitch phone app | Tap the name, then Block in the menu | MakeUseOf, 2023, not Twitch |
- From chat. Twitch: "To block a user, click on their username and then the 3 Vertical Dots menu." Then pick Block Username.[2]
- From a whisper. Twitch: "To use this feature in a whisper, click on the Cog icon at the top of the whisper window, and then on Block username".[2] This is handy when the person is messaging you rather than talking in chat.
- With a command. Twitch's chat commands page lists /block among the basic commands for everyone: "This command will allow you to block all messages from a specific user in chat and whispers if you do not wish to see their comments."[3] Twitch's page asks only for the username, so this is the route to try when the person is not in the chat in front of you.
- Pick a reason. The same page adds: "You’ll be asked to provide one of three reasons for blocking the user."[3] It does not list the three reasons.
Before you block someone who is harassing you, take a screenshot. Twitch's harassment page points people who are being targeted to its user report process as well, and asks reporters to "note any details such as other usernames you suspect them of using, which channel it happened in, and at what time."[2] Once the block is on, their messages are hidden from you, so the evidence is harder to gather afterwards.
# What happens when you block someone on Twitch
Twitch's page on bans and blocking gives the current list. Some of it works in both directions, so a block also changes what you can do.
| Area | What changes | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Follows | They are removed from your followers and following, and neither of you can follow the other | Both ways |
| Chat | You stop seeing their messages in any chat, and they stop seeing yours | Both ways |
| Suggested channels | You stop seeing each other's channel in suggestions across Twitch | Both ways |
| Whispers | They cannot whisper you | Listed for them |
| Your live stream | They cannot watch it | Listed for them |
| Subs | They cannot subscribe to your channel or buy gift subs for others in it | Listed for them |
| Clip comments | They cannot comment on your clips, and their old comments are hidden | Listed for them |
The lines behind the table, from Twitch: "They are removed from your followers/following list", "They are prevented from following you, and vice-versa", "You won't see them in channel recommendations across Twitch, and vice-versa", "They won't be able to subscribe to your channel", "They won't be able to purchase gift subs for other users in your channel" and "The block works in both directions—they also won't see your messages".[1] On watching, the same page answers its own FAQ: "Blocking someone on Twitch prevents them from viewing your livestreams, in addition to preventing chat and whisper interactions."[1] Twitch's harassment page repeats the list with one more line: "Prevent them from watching your livestreams."[2]
# Will they know you blocked them?
Not from Twitch. Its FAQ answers this directly: "No. When you block someone on Twitch, they are not notified. They may notice that they can't see your messages or send you whispers, but they won't receive a direct notification about the block."[1]
In practice, the signs they could pick up on are the same items as in the table above: they are no longer following you, a follow attempt fails, your messages are gone from their chat, a whisper to you will not go through, and your stream does not play for them.[1] None of those comes with a message that names you, but a person who checks several of them can work it out. Twitch's pages do not describe a way to see who has blocked you.
# How to unblock someone and see your block list
Twitch keeps every block in one list. Its harassment page: "You can see a list of who you’ve blocked, unblock or remove blocked users in the Privacy section of your Security Settings page."[2] Its bans page links that same Security Settings page and says "You can block and unblock users at any time".[1]
- Open Settings on twitch.tv from the menu under your profile picture, then the Security and Privacy tab.[2][7]
- Scroll to Privacy. The blocked users list lives there.[2] MakeUseOf's 2023 steps say you click Show Blocked Users to load it.[7]
- Click Unblock next to the person.[7]
- Or use the command. If you know the exact username, "/unblock username This command will allow you to remove users from your block list that you previously added."[3]
# Block, ban or ignore: which one you need
Twitch separates the words on purpose: "Blocking is different from a ban because it's an action you take for yourself, not something a channel owner or moderator does."[1] A ban only applies inside one channel's chat.
| Question | Block | Ban |
|---|---|---|
| Who does it | Any user, for themselves | The channel owner or a mod |
| Where it applies | Across Twitch | One channel's chat |
| Stops them watching live | Yes, always | Only if the streamer turns on a setting for it |
| Ends the follow | Yes, both ways | Not in Twitch's list of ban effects |
| How to undo | Unblock in Security Settings | Unban, or an Unban Request if the channel allows it |
Sources for the table: Twitch says a ban is "being removed from a specific channel's chat", that the banned person "can still watch the stream (unless the channel owner has enabled additional restrictions)" and that "The ban only applies to that specific channel".[1] The setting that stops banned users watching is called Stop banned users from viewing stream, in Moderation Settings.[2]
# Where popular guides are out of date
The results we saw for how to block someone on Twitch on 22 October 2026 included Twitch's own help pages and two full guides from outside Twitch: StreamScheme, showing Last Updated September 14, 2023, and MakeUseOf, updated Sep 16, 2023. Both still describe a block with the effects of an older Twitch.
| Question | The 2023 guides | Twitch today |
|---|---|---|
| Can they host you? | Both say a block stops it | Hosting was removed in October 2022 |
| Can they watch your stream? | Neither says | No |
| Are they told? | Neither says | No |
| Can they subscribe to you? | Only gift subs are covered | No, and no gift subs either |
| Suggested channels? | Neither says | Hidden from each other |
The quotes behind the rows. StreamScheme: "You can’t be hosted by the blocked member."[6] MakeUseOf: "In short, once you block someone, they can't whisper you, host you, add you as a friend, or gift Twitch subscriptions to your channel."[7] Kotaku, on the end of hosting: "Streamers will no longer be able to host another channel while offline after October 3", when "host mode, its accompanying chat command /host, and the channel settings feature Autohost will be lost to time".[5] Twitch's current list of block effects is in Section 2.[1]
How we counted: we read the block sections of both guides on 22 October 2026 and searched their text for any mention of watching, livestreams, notifications, channel recommendations or subscribing. Neither mentions watching, notifications or recommendations, and the only subscription effect either gives is gift subs. That is two guides, not a survey of every page on the topic.
# For streamers: when a block is not enough
A block protects your own account. It does not clear a chat for everyone else, and it does not stop someone making a new account. For your channel, Twitch's harassment page points to channel tools: timeouts and bans, blocked terms, and the setting that keeps banned users off your stream. In its words: "If you’re the channel owner, you can prevent banned users from watching your livestreams."[2]
- Ban in your channel, block for yourself. A ban keeps them out of your chat. A block also ends the follow and stops them watching while logged in.[1]
- Know the limit of the watch block. For banned users, Twitch says they "can still watch livestreams from an incognito window or while logged out, and will still be able to access VODs, highlights, and clips."[2] When the setting launched, Engadget noted: "One significant limitation to the new feature is that it only applies to logged-in users".[4]
- Report repeat accounts. Twitch: "if a harassing user is continually creating new accounts, please report them."[2]
- Close whispers to strangers. Twitch says the Block Whispers from Strangers setting "will be enabled by default".[2] Our guide to Twitch whispers covers who counts as a stranger.
For the chat side, our guide to managing harassment in chat covers slow mode, followers-only mode and blocked terms, and the Twitch chat commands reference lists the moderation commands.
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# The bottom line
Blocking on Twitch takes one menu click or one command, and it does more than the older guides say. It ends the follow both ways, hides you from each other in chat and in recommendations, and keeps the person off your live stream and out of your subs, without telling them.[1] Your full list, and the Unblock button, sit in the Privacy section of Security Settings.[2] If a guide tells you a block stops someone hosting you, it was written before hosting ended in 2022.[5]
# FAQ
How do you block someone on Twitch?
Click their username in chat, open the three-dot menu and choose Block. In a whisper, use the cog at the top of the window. Or type /block followed by their username in any chat box.
How do I block someone who is not in chat?
Type /block and their exact username in a chat box. Twitch's commands page asks only for the username, not for the person to be in that chat.
If you block someone on Twitch, will they know?
Twitch does not notify them. They may notice that they cannot see your messages or whisper you.
If you block someone on Twitch, can they see your stream?
No, not while logged in. Twitch says blocked users are always prevented from viewing your livestreams. Its pages do not cover logged-out viewing for blocked users.
Does blocking someone on Twitch remove them as a follower?
Yes. They are removed from your followers and following, and neither of you can follow the other while the block is on.
Can people you block on Twitch see your messages?
No. Twitch says the block works in both directions, so they do not see your messages either.
How do I unblock someone on Twitch?
Open Settings, then Security and Privacy, and find your blocked users in the Privacy section. Or type /unblock and the username.
How do I see who I blocked on Twitch?
In the Privacy section of your Security Settings page. That is the only place Twitch documents the full list.
What is the difference between blocking and banning on Twitch?
A block is something you do for your own account, across Twitch. A ban is a channel owner or mod removing someone from one channel's chat.
Can someone I blocked gift subs in my channel?
No. Twitch says a blocked user cannot subscribe to your channel or buy gift subs for other users in it.