If you stumble upon a profile in your cascade (the main grid of profiles) and want to block them without initiating a chat:
Sometimes, a standard block isn't sufficient. Here is how to handle specific scenarios.
Every time you hit that red button, you aren't being mean. You are reclaiming a single square inch of your digital real estate. And in the endless grid of faces, that space is the most valuable thing you own. Now go forth and curate.
Navigate to your grid. Tap the offending profile picture. This could be a blank square, a torso shot with terrible lighting, or the guy who sent you a wall of text about his astrology chart.