Report a conversation in Messenger

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To report end-to-end encrypted conversations, follow these separate instructions.
If you think you've received a message that goes against our Community Standards, follow these instructions to let us know.
Give feedback on or report a conversation in Messenger
Desktop App
  1. Click on a Messenger conversation you want to report or give feedback on, then click .
  2. Click Report.
  3. Select a category to help us understand what's wrong.
  4. Click Submit.
Desktop (messenger.com)
  1. Click on a Messenger conversation you want to report or give feedback on.
  2. On the right, click Privacy & Support.
  3. Click Report.
  4. Select a category to help us understand what's wrong.
  5. Click Submit.
Remember that not everything that may be upsetting violates our standards. Things that go against our standards include:
  • Bullying or harassment: content that appears to purposefully target a person with the intention of degrading or shaming them, or repeatedly contacting a person despite that person’s clear desire and action to prevent contact.
  • Impersonation: accounts that pretend to be you or someone else.
  • Direct threats: serious threats of harm to public and personal safety, credible threats of physical harm, specific threats of theft, vandalism or other financial harm.
  • Sexual violence and exploitation: content that threatens or promotes sexual violence or exploitation, including solicitation of sexual material, any sexual content involving minors, threats to share intimate images and offers of sexual services.
Meta reviews up to 30 of the most recent messages sent in a conversation reported by an account in the European Union and up to 100 of the most recent messages reported by an account in the rest of the world.
These reported messages may also be used to help us improve our systems for reviewing other reported content that may go against our standards.
Stay safe in Messenger
If you ever feel like you or someone you know is in immediate danger, contact your local law enforcement.
If someone is bothering you in Messenger, you can always ignore a conversation or block messages.
Learn more about privacy and safety in Messenger and Facebook safety tools and resources.
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