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# Block or Restrict a Member

# Block or Restrict a Member

Sometimes you may find it necessary to block a member from one of your groups. There are several variations of this action available:

* **Ban:** Banned users will not be able to come back to that group. 
* **Block:** You will not be able to see that user’s content in SocialGlow anymore, and the blocked user will not be able to publish any content to your groups.
* **Mute:** The same as blocking, except you will be able to privately message each other. 
* **Remove: ** This removes the user from your group, but they will be able to rejoin your group.

1. Click **Groups** from your dashboard menu.

2. Under the ** Participants** column, click the blue number beside the group you're wanting to block a guest from. 

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8a7f9756357e2000/participants-2png_i4p5au.png)

3. Find that member's name in your list of participants, and click the icon to the far right.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8a7f9756357e2000/block-ban1_igw1jv.png)

4. A new window will pop up, listing several different options. Select the action you prefer. 

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8a7f9756357e2000/block-ban2png_1bt1g0e.png)

5. That guest is now restricted according to the action you had selected. Their name will be now be grayed out in that list.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8a7f9756357e2000/block-ban3png_mm0pua.png)

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Note: You can unblock a member anytime, by selecting that icon again and choosing to unblock. 

**Learn more about Member information here:**
* [How to view Member's Favorites List or Contact's Wishlist](https://help.socialglow.com/en/article/how-to-view-guests-favorites-list-or-contacts-wishlist-1prcp91/)