Privacy on Instagram
PRIVACY TOOLS
Explore our privacy features that put you in control.
Private account
With a private account, your content will only be seen by the people who follow you and you will have to approve any follow requests. For more info visit our Help Center here.
Remove A Follower
Whether you have a public or private account, you can remove people from your follower list at any time. For more info visit our Help Center here.
Delete posts
Remove or archive posts so they’re no longer visible on your profile. For more info visit our Help Center here.
Delete Stories
Delete stories before they expire. For more info visit our Help Center here.
ACCOUNT CONTROLS
Keep your account safe from unwanted behavior and harassment.
Block accounts
When you block someone, they won’t be able to see your profile, posts, or Stories. People aren’t notified when you block them. For more info visit our Help Center here.
Mute an account
Stop seeing posts and stories from certain people without having to Unfollow or Block them. For more info visit our Help Center here.
Restrict an account
Prevent certain people from messaging you and commenting on your posts. People aren't notified when you restrict them. For more info visit our Help Center here.
Hide offensive content
Comments and Message Requests that don’t go against our Community Guidelines, but may be inappropriate, offensive, bullying or spam can be automatically filtered out. For more info visit our Help Center here.
COMMENT CONTROLS
Keep your account safe from unwanted comments and interactions.
Block commenters
Blocking someone from commenting on your posts ensures their comments aren’t visible to anyone but them. For more info visit our Help Center here.
Control comments
Choose who you’ll allow to comment on your posts with Comment Controls settings. For more info visit our Help Center here.
Delete comments
You can always remove comments on your posts. For more info visit our Help Center here.
Turn off commenting
Easily turn off comments for individual posts. For more info visit our Help Center here.
VIDEO LIBRARY
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In addition to Privacy, you can learn more about the tools we have to support Safety or Account Security on Instagram.
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