You can block Creator Network creators from recommending you.
This can be helpful if you have strict requirements about who is recommending you or the quality of subscribers you receive.
Here's how:
Block a creator currently recommending you
Go to Recommendations under the Grow tab in the top navigation.
On the Recommending me page, you'll see a list of creators currently recommending you. Block any of them by clicking the three vertical dots to the right of their name > Block creator.
Click Block in the window that pops up to confirm the block.
Their name will become grayed out and a icon will appear next to it to indicate you've blocked them. Their status will also change to "Blocked."
Block a creator who isn't recommending you
Go to Recommendations under the Grow tab in the top navigation.
Click the Discover page and use the search bar to find the creator you want to block.
Click their profile, followed by the three vertical dots to the right of their name > Block creator.
Click Block in the window that pops up to confirm the block.
What happens if you block a creator?
If you block a creator:
They will stop recommending you. On their Recommending me page, your name will appear grayed out and your status will be "Not recommending." But they won't be notified that you've blocked them.
You can't recommend them. If you'd previously added them to a Recommendation slot, your Recommendation will turn into a Random Recommendation.
You can still find their profile on the Discover page, but they won't be able to find yours.
Both of you can still view the other person's reporting data in your respective Creator Network reports.
This table summarizes the effects:
| The blocker | The creator who is blocked |
Can you recommend the other person? | If you've added the blocked creator to a Recommendation slot, your Recommendation will turn into a Random Recommendation | If you've added the creator who blocked you to a Recommendation slot, your Recommendation will turn into a Random Recommendation |
Can you find the other person's profile on the Discover page? |
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Can you view the other person's reporting data in your Creator Network reports? |
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How to unblock a creator
When you unblock a creator, they'll be free to recommend you if they want to. But they'll need to manually do so—if they had previously been recommending you, unblocking them won't cause them to automatically start recommending you again.
To unblock a creator, click the three vertical dots at the top right of any Creator Network page (like the Discover page, for example) > Settings.
Click the Blocked Creators tab on the left to view your list of blocked creators. (You won't see this tab if you haven't blocked any creators.)
Click Unblock for the creator you want to unblock.
If the blocked creator had previously been recommending you, you can also unblock them by going to the Recommending me page.
Click the three vertical dots to the right of their name > Unblock creator.
Click Unblock in the window that pops up to confirm the unblock.