In plain English
This is a way to put limits on another person's contact with you or with what you share. The person is not completely shut out, but some interaction is reduced.
In context
Here, restrict names the action of placing limits on another user's interactions with you or your content without fully blocking that user.
- Situation
- Using messages, follows, connections, groups, communities, and interaction controls
- What it communicates
- Labels the privacy control for limiting another user's interactions without a full block.
Meaning limits
The term alone does not specify exactly which interactions are limited, because that can vary.
Examples
“She restricted her former colleague after he began leaving snide remarks, and he could still view her updates but could no longer comment on them.”
“If he keeps hijacking the discussion under your photos, restrict him for now.”