Sometimes we don’t want to share our stories & posts with certain people, and we don’t want them to know about it. If you are in the same situation then this guide is what you need.
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There are several ways to hide your story from certain people, this includes only sharing with close friends or using Instagram “Hide From Certain People” tool.
There is no way to hide your posts from a certain group of people and the only way around is to make your account private and remove them as a follower.
Instagram cares about your privacy as well as the privacy of others, so they have created many privacy tools that you can use.
These tools help you personalize your experience and let you share more with only those who matter the most to you.
It is similar to how Instagram allows you to mute posts and stories uploaded by specific people or accounts without unfollowing them.
Hide Instagram Stories from Someone
Here are the steps you need to follow to hide Instagram stories from someone on the Android or iOS devices:
- Open the Instagram app on your phone or tablet.
- Tap on your profile button located at the bottom right corner.
- Tap on the hamburger icon located at the top-right corner.
- Look for Settings and tap it.
- Here you have to tap on the Privacy option.
- Find and tap on the Story option.
- Under the Viewing section, you will find Hide story from. Tap on the number next to people.
- You can tap on the people’s names from the list from whom you want to hide your story. You can even use the search bar to find and select the accounts quickly.
Apart from this method, there is another way to hide your stories, i.e., if you have already uploaded a story on Instagram.
Head over to your story and swipe up to see the names of people who have seen the story. And from there, you can tap on a menu right next to their name and tap on Hide your story.
Hide Instagram Posts from Someone
There is no way to hide Instagram posts from a specific person or a group of people but here are a few things you can do.
You have two options: archive your post or make your account private.
Archive Your Instagram Post to Hide It
- Open the Instagram app on your phone or tablet.
- Tap on your profile button located at the bottom right corner.
- Tap the post you want to archive.
- Tap on the menu button located at the post’s top right corner.
- Select Archive.
The post is now hidden from everyone. It is stored in an archive section of your Instagram profile and can be quickly restored anytime.
Make Your Account Private to Hide Instagram Posts
Make your account private to show Instagram posts to approved accounts only.
- Open the Instagram app on your phone or tablet.
- Tap on your profile button located at the bottom right corner.
- Tap on the hamburger icon located at the top-right corner.
- Look for Settings and tap it.
- Here you have to tap on the Privacy option.
- Tap on the Private account toggle button.
Now your account is private, and all the posts, videos, stories, and IGTV content will only be visible to the accounts that are following you.
You can easily remove any account from your followers’ list for added privacy. And Instagram won’t send any notification about this change.
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