# Facebook Group Harassing Me: How to Report and Remove It

> A Facebook group targeting you in Malaysia? How to report the group and each post to Facebook, why admin reports go nowhere, and when to go to MCMC or police.

- URL: https://www.awarexone.com/research/remove-facebook-group-harassing-me
- Author: Md Shariar Shanaz Shuvon, Founder & CEO, AwareXone
- Published: 2026-10-05
- Topics: Facebook, Content removal, Malaysia
- Related service: Social media content removal: https://www.awarexone.com/social-media-recovery/social-media-content-removal

## Short answer

Report the whole group to Facebook from "Options" below its cover photo, then report the worst posts and comments individually. Do not rely on "Report post to group admins", which never reaches Facebook. Save dated screenshots and links first. Facebook sends its decision to your Support Inbox. For threats, make a police report.

## Summary

- Facebook gives you three report buttons in a group, and only two of them, reporting the group and reporting a post or comment, actually reach Facebook.
- Reporting to the group admins does not send anything to Facebook, and the admins can see that the report came from you.
- Save links, dated screenshots and usernames first, then report the whole group from "Options" below the cover photo and report the worst posts one by one.
- Meta says it removes content that targets private people through unwanted groups when the target, or someone authorised to act for them, reports it, so the report should come from you.
- Never organise mass reports, join under a fake profile or pay a takedown seller, and go to the police first if there are threats to your safety.
- Facebook decides what comes down and tells you in your Support Inbox, and content that is rude but within its rules may stay up.

Someone sends you a link. It is a Facebook group, sometimes set up only to talk about you, sometimes an existing community group that has turned on you. There are posts with your photo, comments mocking you, and new members joining every day. You report one post, nothing seems to happen, and the group keeps growing.

The short answer: report the group itself to Facebook, report the worst individual posts and comments as well, and do it from your own account as the person being targeted. Do not stop at the button that sends a report to the group admins, because that one never reaches Facebook. Save the evidence before you do any of it.

This guide covers what each report button actually does, what Meta counts as harassment, where to check the result, and when the police or MCMC are the better route in Malaysia. It is general information, not legal advice.

Last checked: 5 October 2026.

> Warning: **If there are threats, intimate images or a child involved.** Put your safety first. If the group threatens you, posts your home address alongside threats, or shares intimate images or anything involving a child, go to the nearest police station and report the content to Facebook at the same time. Do not share the images further, even as evidence with friends. For intimate photos or AI fakes, follow our guide to [removing intimate images posted online](https://www.awarexone.com/research/intimate-image-abuse-removal-malaysia).

## How Do You Get a Facebook Group That Is Harassing You Removed?

Report the group to Facebook, not just to its admins. Facebook's page on [reporting a group](https://www.facebook.com/help/1181817071988168) says to open the group, click "Options" below the cover photo, select "Report group", choose what is wrong and click "Done". Facebook then reviews content in the group against its Community Standards and sends a message to your Support Inbox saying whether the group was removed. Report the most serious posts and comments individually as well, so the reviewer sees the specific content. Facebook says plainly that a report does not guarantee removal, and that something you dislike may not break its rules.

## Three Report Buttons, Three Different Results

Inside a group, Facebook offers three ways to report, and they go to different people. Picking the wrong one can mean your report never reaches Facebook at all.

*What each Facebook group report does, based on Facebook Help Centre pages read on 5 October 2026. Button labels vary by app version and region.*

| Button you tap | Who receives it | What can happen | Use it when |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| "Report group" (Options below the cover photo) | Facebook | Facebook reviews the group's content and can remove the whole group | The group exists to target you, or targeting you is a running theme |
| "Report post" or "Report comment" (Options on the post) | Facebook | Facebook reviews that item and can remove it | Specific posts or comments attack you, even in an otherwise normal group |
| "Report post to group admins" or "Report comment to group admins" | The group's admins only | The admins may or may not act; nothing goes to Facebook | You trust the admins and the group is not the problem |

Facebook's page on [reporting to group admins](https://www.facebook.com/help/1765429060199160) is direct about the third button: reporting to the admins does not send a report to Facebook, a group will not be taken down because something was reported to the admins, and the admins will know it was you who reported it. In a group built to mock you, that hands your name to the people running it.

## Before You Report: The Evidence Checklist

Collect evidence first. Once a group is reported, its admins may delete posts, rename the group or make it private, and if Facebook removes it you lose access to the content too. Keep this for your own records and for any police report:

- The group's full link, copied from the browser address bar, plus its name and whether it is public or private.
- Screenshots of the group's cover, About section and member count, with the date and the link visible.
- Screenshots of each post and comment about you, showing the poster's name, the date and the text.
- The direct link to each of those posts, copied from the post's own page where you can open it.
- Names and profile links of the admins and the most active posters, as they appear on the page. Do not try to find out who is behind anonymous accounts.
- Any messages sent to you directly because of the group.
- A short dated log: when the group appeared, when you reported what, and any report reference or Support Inbox message.

Store copies somewhere off your phone, such as an email to yourself or a cloud folder. Our guide to [collecting evidence before you report harassment](https://www.awarexone.com/research/collect-evidence-before-reporting-harassment) explains how to capture screenshots that a platform or the police can actually use.

## How to Report the Whole Group to Facebook

Use this when the group as a whole is aimed at you. Facebook's steps for a computer are:

1. From your Feed, click "Groups" in the left menu, or search for the group's name.
2. Open the group and click "Options" below the cover photo.
3. Select "Report group".
4. Choose what is wrong with the group. Where the prompts allow, say the group is harassing or bullying you, rather than picking a general category such as spam.
5. Click "Done".

The menus look slightly different in the mobile app, and the reasons offered change between versions, so read each screen. Report once, accurately. Sending the same report again and again adds nothing to the review.

## How to Report Individual Posts and Comments

A group report asks Facebook to look at the group. A post report points at the exact content that hurts you. Doing both helps, especially in a large group where most posts are about something else. Facebook's page on [reporting a group post or comment](https://www.facebook.com/help/436113899837980) gives these steps:

1. Go to facebook.com/groups and select the group.
2. Go to the post you want to report.
3. Click "Options" in the top right of the post.
4. Select "Report post", or "Report comment" for a comment, and follow the prompts.

Start with the worst items: anything with your photo, your name in the text, a tag of your profile, or personal details. If one defamatory post is your main problem rather than a whole group, our guide to [a Facebook post defaming you](https://www.awarexone.com/research/remove-facebook-post-defaming-me-malaysia) covers that route. If the group is running a scam rather than targeting you, see [how to report a Facebook group scam](https://www.awarexone.com/research/report-facebook-group-scam-malaysia), and if someone has set up a Page pretending to be you, see [how to report a fake Facebook Page using your name](https://www.awarexone.com/research/remove-fake-facebook-page-using-my-name).

## What Counts as Harassment Under Meta's Rules

Meta judges reports against its [Bullying and Harassment policy](https://transparency.meta.com/policies/community-standards/bullying-harassment/), and it covers groups explicitly. The policy says its protections are also enforced on pages, groups, events and messages, and that Meta removes content targeting private individuals through unwanted Pages, Groups and Events when the target, or someone authorised to act for them, reports it. That is why the report should come from you, or from someone authorised to act for you.

Private individuals get more protection than public figures. The policy says Meta removes content about private people that is meant to degrade or shame them, and gives extra protection to anyone under 18. Examples it lists include:

- Repeated unwanted contact.
- Threats to release someone's private phone number, home address, email address or medical records.
- Calls for others to bully or harass a person.
- For private adults who report it themselves: targeted cursing, claims about their romantic life or sexual orientation, and negative claims about their character, with exceptions for criminal allegations and business reviews.
- Edited images that mock a person's appearance, and content ranking people by their looks.

The limits matter too. Criticism of a public figure, an honest review of your business, or a heated argument may not break the policy even when it feels personal. Meta decides where the line falls.

## When the Group Posts Photos or Videos of You

Report the post first with the report link beside it. Facebook's page on [photos and videos that violate your privacy](https://www.facebook.com/help/428478523862899) calls that the quickest way, and links to more detailed privacy forms, including "Report a photo or video that violates your privacy".

Use those forms only for images of you, your child under 13, or someone you are the legal representative or guardian for. In most other circumstances, Facebook says it will not be able to remove the photo for privacy reasons. If a photo tags you, the "Remove tag" link takes your name off it and unlinks it from your timeline, but it does not delete the photo.

## After You Report: Support Inbox and Another Review

Facebook sends its decision to your Support Inbox. Its page on [finding your Support Inbox](https://www.facebook.com/help/195906499396292) says to click your profile picture, then "Help & support", then "Support Inbox". Your group reports appear under reports about others.

If Facebook leaves the content up and you disagree, its page on [content it did not remove](https://www.facebook.com/help/messenger-app/134552198624586) says you can usually ask again: open "Reports about others", open the decision message, click "See options" and choose "Request another review" where it appears. Some decisions upheld twice may be eligible for appeal to the Oversight Board, which selects only a limited number of cases. Not every type of content offers another review.

Do not keep reporting the same item while a review is open. Use the time to update your log instead.

## Protect Yourself While Facebook Reviews It

Blocking helps, but less inside groups than people expect. Facebook's page on [blocking](https://www.facebook.com/help/168009843260943) says a blocked profile cannot see your posts, tag you, invite you to groups or start a conversation with you, and is not notified. It also says blocking does not cover groups you both participate in, and blocking a nickname in a group blocks only that nickname, not the main profile behind it.

- Block the profiles posting about you, after you have screenshotted their posts.
- Leave the group if you are a member, once your evidence is saved.
- Review who can see your own posts, photos and friends list, since groups often reuse them.
- Ask friends not to argue in the comments. Replies push the posts up and add more for you to report.

## Threats, Address Leaks and the Malaysian Routes

Facebook is the first stop for ordinary harassment. Malaysian authorities matter when it goes further. MCMC's [online content complaints page](https://www.mcmc.gov.my/en/make-a-complaint) lists threats to life or property and defamation under the Penal Code as matters for the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), with civil action also listed for defamation. For other content problems it says to contact the service provider first, then the Communications and Multimedia Content Forum of Malaysia, and then MCMC through aduan.mcmc.gov.my if the issue stays unresolved.

The Online Safety Act 2025 sits behind this. MCMC's [ONSA overview](https://www.mcmc.gov.my/en/onsa/information-hub/about-onsa) says the Act came into force on 1 January 2026, is enforced by MCMC, and places duties on licensed service providers such as social media and messaging platforms. Among the [duties it lists](https://www.mcmc.gov.my/en/onsa/information-hub/duties-under-onsa) are setting up a mechanism for reporting harmful content and a mechanism for user assistance. It is a duty on the platforms, not a new way to act against the individual posting. MCMC's [reporting and support page](https://www.mcmc.gov.my/en/onsa/information-hub/reporting-support) says you can report directly to licensed providers such as Facebook through the platform or post, or submit a report to MCMC through aduan.mcmc.gov.my.

In practice: report to Facebook first and keep the Support Inbox message, then take that record and your evidence to MCMC if Facebook does not act on harmful content, or to the police if there are threats or your address has been posted. Our guide to [making a police report about online harassment](https://www.awarexone.com/research/police-report-online-harassment-malaysia) covers what to bring. Whether a post is defamatory, and whether to go to court, is a question for a lawyer.

## What Not to Do, Even When You Are Angry

- Do not ask friends to mass-report the group or post report links in other groups. Meta acts on the target's report, and coordinated reporting adds noise, not proof.
- Do not file false reports, such as claiming copyright over content you did not create, to get a group removed faster.
- Do not join the group under a fake profile to collect evidence. Ask someone who is already a member to send you links and screenshots instead.
- Do not try to unmask anonymous admins or posters, and do not post their personal details. Leave identification to the police.
- Do not reply in the group or create a counter group. It escalates and gives the admins new material.
- Do not delete your own evidence, such as messages sent to you, even if they are upsetting to keep.

> Warning: **Group takedown sellers.** Some people sell Facebook group deletion, in English, Bahasa Malaysia or Chinese, promising to do it by hacking an admin account or flooding the group with reports. Apart from the group's own admins, only Facebook can remove a group, and hacking an account is a crime. Anyone who asks for your password, a login code or backup codes to file reports for you is trying to take your account. Never share them with anyone.

## When a Case Review Makes Sense

Most people can report a group alone with the steps above, and Facebook makes the final decision whoever files the report. Some groups come down after a report. Others stay up because Facebook finds the content within its rules, or come back under a new name. Outside help is worth considering when a group keeps reappearing, when several groups or platforms are involved, when it targets your business, or when you need a clear evidence pack for a lawyer or the police. SocialSafe by AwareXone, our recovery and content removal service, looks at the case first and tells you honestly whether you already have what you need. We use only Facebook's own reporting routes and lawful channels, we never file false reports, and we never ask for your password or codes. You can read how we approach [social media content removal](https://www.awarexone.com/social-media-recovery/social-media-content-removal), and our [Trust Center](https://www.awarexone.com/trust) explains what we will and will not ask you for.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Will the group admins know I reported them?

Only if you use "Report post to group admins" or "Report comment to group admins". Facebook says admins will know who reported to them. A report to Facebook itself through "Report group" or "Report post" is a different route.

### Can I report a private Facebook group I am not a member of?

The report buttons sit on the group and its posts, so you need to be able to see them. If a member sends you screenshots and links, save them as evidence, and ask that member to report the posts from inside the group.

### Where do I see Facebook's decision on a group report?

Facebook does not publish a fixed timeline. It sends its decision to your Support Inbox, so check there rather than reporting the same group again while you wait.

### Facebook said the group does not go against its standards. What now?

Request another review from the decision message in your Support Inbox if the option appears. If the content includes threats or your personal details, take your evidence to the police, or to MCMC through aduan.mcmc.gov.my for harmful content Facebook has not acted on.

### Can I make Facebook tell me who runs the group?

No, and you should not try to find out yourself. If the harassment is serious enough for that to matter, make a police report and leave it to the police to decide what information to seek.

## Official sources

- [Facebook Help Centre: Report a group to Facebook (read 5 October 2026)](https://www.facebook.com/help/1181817071988168)
- [Facebook Help Centre: Report a Facebook group post or comment to the admins (read 5 October 2026)](https://www.facebook.com/help/1765429060199160)
- [Facebook Help Centre: Report a group post or comment to Facebook (read 5 October 2026)](https://www.facebook.com/help/436113899837980)
- [Facebook Help Centre: Find your Support Inbox (read 5 October 2026)](https://www.facebook.com/help/195906499396292)
- [Facebook Help Centre: Why didn't Facebook remove the content that I reported (read 5 October 2026)](https://www.facebook.com/help/messenger-app/134552198624586)
- [Facebook Help Centre: Block a profile, Page or nickname (read 5 October 2026)](https://www.facebook.com/help/168009843260943)
- [Facebook Help Centre: Report photos and videos that violate your privacy (read 5 October 2026)](https://www.facebook.com/help/428478523862899)
- [Meta Transparency Center: Bullying and Harassment policy (read 5 October 2026)](https://transparency.meta.com/policies/community-standards/bullying-harassment/)
- [MCMC: Online Safety Act 2025, Reporting and Support (read 5 October 2026)](https://www.mcmc.gov.my/en/onsa/information-hub/reporting-support)
- [MCMC: About ONSA (read 5 October 2026)](https://www.mcmc.gov.my/en/onsa/information-hub/about-onsa)
- [MCMC: Duties under ONSA (read 5 October 2026)](https://www.mcmc.gov.my/en/onsa/information-hub/duties-under-onsa)
- [MCMC: Make a complaint, online content problems (read 5 October 2026)](https://www.mcmc.gov.my/en/make-a-complaint)

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