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Home / News / Science News / Use Instagram's Restrict feature to fend off bullies: Here's how
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    Use Instagram's Restrict feature to fend off bullies: Here's how

    Shubham Sharma
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    Last updated on Oct 06, 2019, 12:37 am
    Use Instagram's Restrict feature to fend off bullies: Here's how
  • When a bully posts something demeaning on a person's profile, they can significantly affect that individual's mental/physical well being.

    It is a major concern for leading social media services, but the good news is, Instagram has come up with a solution.

    The company has developed a feature called 'Restrict' to help you fend off online bullies for good.

    Here's how you can use it.

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    Restrict people to avoid interactions with them Then, you can approve their comments or delete them They won't even know when you've read their messages So, how can you use Restrict? You can un-restrict from Settings
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    Restrict people to avoid interactions with them

    Restrict people to avoid interactions with them
  • Restrict is a form of shadow ban that you can impose on people posting abusive or demeaning comments on your profile.

    The feature won't block the harassers (they'll still be following you) but will allow you to hide their comments from the public.

    Even their messages would go into the message request section of Instagram Direct.

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    Then, you can approve their comments or delete them

  • Once a restricted user posts a comment, they will see that remark and think everybody is seeing it.

    However, in reality, nobody will see the comment while you will get an option to see and approve or delete it.

    This way, Instagram says, neither you'd have to interact with the harasser nor the situation would escalate from their side (which could by blocking them).

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    They won't even know when you've read their messages

  • Along with hidden comments, Instagram also says that the bully won't even know when you read their message in the message request section of Instagram.

    They won't be able to see when you're active, and there will be no notification for the message at your end (or even for comment for that matter).

    So, basically, you two would be connected with minimum interaction.

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    So, how can you use Restrict?

    So, how can you use Restrict?
  • In order to use Restrict, just head to person who has been bothering you, tap on the three-dotted icon appearing on their profile and hit the 'Restrict' button.

    It will activate the feature immediately, saving you from all their abusive remarks and messages. Alternatively, if you don't want to take the long step of visiting profile, long-press that person's comment to enable Restrict.

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    You can un-restrict from Settings

  • If you want to un-restrict a user, follow the same process on their profile and hit the 'unrestrict' button. You can even do the same by heading over to the privacy tab of Instagram settings.

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