
Summary
- There are several ways to make your Instagram account harder to find for those who you do not wish to have access your profile or posts.
- Unlink your Facebook account from Instagram to prevent Instagram from suggesting your profile to those who have gotten to know you via Facebook.
- Adjust your privacy settings to make your account private so that only those people you approve can see your posts.
- Remove your phone number from your account to remove it as a potential way for people to find your account.
- Turn off contact syncing via your device’s settings so that people can’t find you via their contacts list.
- Prevent Instagram from suggesting “similar” accounts to those who look at your profile.
- Turn your online status off so that people can’t tell when you are active.
- Block specific accounts from being able to see your profile.
- Temporarily deactivate your account.
- For further guidance on these points, follow the linked source.
By Alexandra Arici
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