Did they block you?
Check if someone blocked you on Instagram, TikTok, or X.
A quiet way to find out — no login, no installs, no guessing. Takes about thirty seconds.
How does this actually work?
When someone blocks you, the block applies to your account — not the rest of the internet. So if you open their profile in a logged-out browser, you can still see it. Even a "this account is private" lock screen counts: the profile exists.
That gives us a clean truth table:
→ You can't see them in your app, but they exist publicly = blocked.
→ You can't see them in your app, and they don't exist publicly = the account was deactivated, deleted, or renamed.
What about an unfollow? If their account is private and you used to follow them, an unfollow would hide their posts too — but you'd still see their profile and a "this account is private" wall. If even that is gone from your view, it's a block, not an unfollow.