Are Instagram posts bothering you? Learn how to silence profiles

Occasionally, a publication on social networks inodes, and most of the time, it can come from the same user. But what to do if the profile belongs to a colleague or family member and using the “block” feature is out of the question? Instagram – like Facebook – has a tool that allows you to silence the account, without unfollowing or blocking the person.

The feature works as a way to hide all the content that the person posts, so you continue to access their profile and they yours, but without encountering the publications in the feed.



And you can rest assured about causing 'climate', because the profile doesn't know that you've silenced it.

To learn how to use the feature, pick up the tutorial below and learn how to get rid of unwanted posts.

o mute someone on Instagram?

1. Open the profile of the person you want to silence;

2. Then tap the down arrow located next to the “Following” button. Some suggested actions will appear, click on “Silence”;

Are Instagram posts bothering you? Learn how to silence profiles

3. Define which type of posts you want to mute: “Posts” or “Stories” (or both). Activate the selector switch and return to your page.

Are Instagram posts bothering you? Learn how to silence profiles

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Ready! Profile muted. To see profile updates in your feed again, just go back to your account and disable the selector keys at any time.



Now, if you really want to block the person, so that they don't have any access to your profile, just click on “block”. To learn how to do this, access our other tutorial by clicking here.

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