Here's why you can't block Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook
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Try blocking Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg or his wife Priscilla Chan on the social media app and Facebook will display an error message.
“This profile can’t be blocked for now,” read the error message on the app when Business Insider SSA tried to block Zuckerberg on a laptop device.
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This might change soon. According to BuzzFeed News, Zuckerberg said his team is working on a fix for this problem, but it’s a technical challenge that could take some time.
A Facebook spokesperson said that the error, which has been around since August 2010, doesn’t only prevent people from blocking Zuckerberg and Chan, but anyone who’s been blocked frequently in a short amount of time.
Apparently, Zuckerberg and his wife have been blocked so many times on Facebook that the site's algorithm doesn't allow you to block them anymore.
Blocking someone also automatically un-friends them from your list. If you unblock someone and decide you want to block them again, you have to wait 48 hours.
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