Instagram offers a number of privacy features. Users can enable those to get better control over their accounts and restrict unwanted people from interacting with them. There are features to hide comments and likes. The app can even automatically hide “potentially offensive” comments on the app. You also get to control who can tag and mention you on this social media platform. Users can also hide their activity status on the app. Here’s a look at five features that you can enable right now to make your account more private.
Instagram: 5 privacy features you can enable right now
Restricted accounts
Instagram has a feature called “Restricted Accounts” in Settings. As the name suggests, it allows you to restrict any person without having to block or unfollow that individual. The company says it won’t notify that friend when you restrict their account.
Enabling this feature would mean that the individual won’t be able to see when you’re online or if you’ve read their messages. You will be able to review the comments of the accounts you select. When you restrict an account, Instagram will give an option to decide whether you want everyone to see comments from the restricted account. You will find the “Restricted accounts” in the Settings > Privacy section.
Mentions
In the privacy section, there is a “Mentions” option, which you can turn off if you don’t want anyone on the Instagram app to mention you to their Stories, comments, live videos, and captions. For this, you can choose the “People you follow” feature. This way only people you like will be able to mention you.