Managing personal boundaries on messaging apps is a very important factor.
Telegram allows you manage your privacy by offering you an option to block contacts, but many users wonder what happens to their messages when they do.
This article explains how blocking someone on Telegram affects your chat history, message visibility, and interactions, helping you understand the practical implications of using this feature.
If I Block Someone On Telegram, Would The Person Be Able To See My Older Messages?
When you block someone on Telegram, it affects your future interactions with that person but does not erase the history of your past communications.
Here’s a detailed breakdown of what happens when you block someone on Telegram:
Access To Older Messages
The Blocked Person’s View:
- Access To Older Chats: The person you block can still see all the messages, photos, videos, and other files you exchanged before you blocked them. Blocking does not delete any of the chat history on their end. They can scroll through the chat and access all the old content.
- Pinned Messages And Media: Any media or messages that were pinned in the chat will remain pinned and visible to them.
Your View:
- Access To Older Chats: On your side, the chat history also remains intact. You can review past conversations, media, and files. Blocking someone does not alter the chat history from your perspective.
- Visibility Of Sent Media: You can still view the photos, videos, and other files you sent or received in the chat.
Notifications And New Messages
- Sending Messages: Once blocked, the person can no longer send you messages. If they attempt to send a message, it will appear as if the message was sent, but you will not receive it. The message won’t be delivered to your Telegram account.
- Receiving Messages: You won’t receive any notifications or messages from the blocked person. It’s as if their messages are being sent into a void.
Calls And Voice Messages
- Voice And Video Calls: The blocked person cannot initiate voice or video calls to you. Any attempt to do so will be blocked by the system.
- Voice Messages: They will also be unable to send voice messages that you will receive. Just like text messages, these will not reach you.
If You Block Someone On Telegram Does It Delete The Messages?
Blocking someone on Telegram does not delete the messages that were already exchanged.
When you block a user, it prevents them from sending you new messages or seeing your online status, but the chat history remains intact on both sides.
Both you and the blocked person will still have access to all the previous messages unless one of you manually deletes them.
Final Thoughts
Blocking someone on Telegram is a straightforward way to stop receiving messages and hide your online activity from them.
But then, it does not erase any of the existing chat history. Both you and the blocked person retain access to all past communications.
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