notification silenced still visable from a blocked vontact?

Let me make this very clear here, the "delivered" and "Read <time>" signs will not appear if your number is blocked by the recipient.

BUT BUT BUT...

Not getting "delivered" and "Read <time>" is not an indication that the recipient has blocked your number. There are other circumstances when you will not receive those signs. Some of them are...

At the recipient's end...

1. Phone not in the network coverage area
2. WiFi is not connected to the Internet - ISP (Internet Service Provider)
3. Data plan exhausted / not enabled
4. The device is switched off.
5. The Phone number is changed
6. The device is in Airplane Mode.
7. iMessage is deactivated.
8. The phone number is de-registered from iMessage
9. Travelling abroad

Other causes are...

• iMessage services are down at Apple Inc's end --> Apple - Support - System Status
• You have chosen a wrong phone number / Apple ID

I tested Blocking / Unblocking of a contact for iMessages (Same is not valid for SMS/MMS). Please see the pic below which is self-explanatory

I faced the same problem today. The text messaging notification saying "NAME has notifications silenced" appeared and then vanished for someone I blocked. Any insights on why this occurs? What's visible to the blocked person? Does it imply she hasn't blocked me? Appreciate any answers in advance!

I blocked someone and I can still see when he has notifications silenced. (He’s obviously someone I DO NOT like. LOL!) And it doesn’t always say notifications silenced. 🤷🏼‍♀️