Not everyone gets along well on social media. Are you fed up with the nagging of certain people on Instagram? Then you can block them. We explain how you do that in this article.
It sounds a bit childish, because who cares who blocks the other person on Instagram first? In reality, it turns out to be quite an annoying problem, because when you’re dealing with someone who is out to make fun of you, they can unblock you again and again, post something hurtful, and then quickly get back to you. to block. You can’t respond then, in fact you can’t even see this person’s profile because he/she has blocked you. Are you powerless then? Luckily not!
To block
There is a trick with which you can still block someone who has blocked you. It’s very simple, but it does require you to message the person one more time. go on Instagram to a message that you would like to share with the person in question (tip: great time to make one last statement). Tag the person you want to block in this post. When you do this, it will appear at the top of the screen Message sent to… followed by the profile name of the person you tagged. Now you have to be quick, before the text disappears, you have to press this profile name. You then end up on a kind of intermediate page, which is not the profile of the person in question, but a page with an icon with the letter in the top right i. If you press this icon, you will be given the option to block this profile. And voila, the bullying is over.
Limited blocking
Don’t want to completely block someone, but just want to prevent them from leaving annoying comments on your photos or videos? Then go to the settings within the Instagram app and tap Privacy and then on Comments. Tap next to Block comments from on People and enter the name of the person you want to block, then tap next to the name To block. Do you regret? Then you can always unblock the person in question.
Ignore
If you are simply tired of seeing messages or Instagram Stories from a certain person, you can also mute them. Go to the profile of the person you want to ignore and tap the three dots at the top right. Here you will find the option mute. Tap this and you’ll be given the choice to mute posts or stories, or both.
Less rigorous is the option to create a Best Friends list. Open the Instagram app on your Android device or your iPhone and click on your profile at the bottom right of the screen. In the iOS app, tap your username at the top and then Add close friends. If you use the Android app from Instagram, you can press the three horizontal bars (top right of the screen) from your profile page. In the menu that appears you will see Good friends to stand. Click on that.
If you haven’t created a favorites list yet, you will see the To work-knob. Tap it and you’ll see a series of suggestions from people to add to the list. You can also look up friends. Once you have compiled your list, tap Make a list. Once you’ve made a list of your best friends, you’ll be given the option to share stories with only this group of people.
If you’ve actually had it with Instagram, you can of course also delete or deactivate your account. We explain how you do that in this article.
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