{"id":47919,"date":"2022-07-30T22:12:15","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T22:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=47919"},"modified":"2022-07-30T22:12:15","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T22:12:15","slug":"what-is-restrict-in-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-restrict-in-instagram","title":{"rendered":"What is Restrict in Instagram?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4e73d6a167d\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4e73d6a167d\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4e73d6a167d\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-restrict-in-instagram\/#What_is_Restrict_in_Instagram\" title=\"What is Restrict in Instagram?\">What is Restrict in Instagram?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-restrict-in-instagram\/#Blocking_a_user_on_Instagram\" title=\"Blocking a user on Instagram\">Blocking a user on Instagram<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-restrict-in-instagram\/#Hiding_a_post_from_someone_you_dont_want_to_see\" title=\"Hiding a post from someone you don&#8217;t want to see\">Hiding a post from someone you don&#8217;t want to see<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-restrict-in-instagram\/#Hide_spam_comments_from_someone_you_dont_want_to_see\" title=\"Hide spam comments from someone you don&#8217;t want to see\">Hide spam comments from someone you don&#8217;t want to see<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Restrict_in_Instagram\"><\/span>What is Restrict in Instagram?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"what is restrict in instagram\" style=\"height:auto; max-height:239px; margin:0px 10px; max-width:38% width:auto;\" align=\"left\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/F54yIPn.jpg\"> <\/p>\n<p>Instagram&#8217;s CEO has spoken out about the problems with bullying on its platform in an interview with TIME magazine in mid-May. He hopes to have a deep understanding of bullying and the issues surrounding it so he can create tools that other companies will adopt. He said he enjoys getting into the messy details. Restrict will be tested with a few groups of users over the next few weeks before being rolled out to the general public before the end of the year.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blocking_a_user_on_Instagram\"><\/span>Blocking a user on Instagram<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While the blocking feature of Instagram is designed to protect your account, it will not prevent someone from viewing your content. You can still comment and like posts from blocked users, as long as you haven&#8217;t explicitly unblocked them. This feature will prevent the user from seeing your photos and videos, but they will be unable to see what you&#8217;re posting. To avoid this, consider creating a new profile or using a friend&#8217;s phone to search for the username of the person you&#8217;d like to block.<\/p>\n<p>The person you&#8217;ve blocked will no longer see your profile, bio, or posts. You can also check their profile to see if they&#8217;ve unblocked you. If they have, they can read your bio and comments. It won&#8217;t affect the person&#8217;s ability to see your posts or comments, but you won&#8217;t be able to see theirs. After blocking a user, you can also unblock them, but this can be a little tricky.<\/p>\n<p>There are two ways to unblock a user on Instagram. The first is to find them in the list of people you follow on Instagram. The second method is to search for them. When you find a user who has blocked you, the search bar for that person will show up with a &#8220;no posts yet&#8221; message. Once you&#8217;ve blocked a user, you can find their posts and comments again by searching for them.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hiding_a_post_from_someone_you_dont_want_to_see\"><\/span>Hiding a post from someone you don&#8217;t want to see<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are two ways to hide a post from someone in Instagram. One is to block them from your Followers list and the other is to make your account private. To hide a post from someone in your Followers list, simply type the person&#8217;s name into the search bar and select &#8220;Block.&#8221; This works on both the mobile app and website. You&#8217;ll see your options for hiding a post in your Followers list.<\/p>\n<p>Another option is to mute the user. This way, the post won&#8217;t appear in your feed. You can also choose to unfollow the person, if necessary. However, muting a user&#8217;s account will make the post appear in their feed. You can only hide a post if you want to maintain your privacy. You can&#8217;t change the date when you hide a post.<\/p>\n<p>The best way to hide a post from someone you don&#8217;t wish to see on Instagram is by blocking them. This will prevent them from seeing your posts but won&#8217;t prevent them from messaging you. You can also restrict the time when people can view your post. While blocking someone will block you from their messages, they won&#8217;t be able to view your posts if you hide them from their feed.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hide_spam_comments_from_someone_you_dont_want_to_see\"><\/span>Hide spam comments from someone you don&#8217;t want to see<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re tired of the spam comments that your followers are leaving on your site, you should know that there are a few ways to hide them. One simple way is to create a comment blacklist. Then, when a user posts a comment that contains a particular word, you can choose to hide it. By hiding the comment, the spammer won&#8217;t have a chance to post the comment again.<\/p>\n<p>While hiding comments from some users is a great way to protect your reputation, be aware that others will see the comments and may want to get in on the discussion. You should always state your reason for hiding comments so that other users won&#8217;t see them. In cases where you need to hide comments from someone, you should consider banning that user, as well. Otherwise, they&#8217;ll continue to leave scathing comments on your page.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe allowfullscreen=\"true\" height=\"278\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6_7vyKMpGR4\" style=\"margin:0px auto; display: block;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Restrict in Instagram? 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