Instagram Checklist

Instagram is a fun way to explore your creative side while taking photos and sharing them with your friends.

You can head straight to the Instagram Privacy and Security settings or take a look through the information we collated.

For more help you can head to the Instagram Help Centre.

Instagram Checklist

  • Do you know how to block someone?
  • Do you know how to delete comments?
  • Do you know if your account is private or public?
  • Do you know how to report content?

Is your account private?

Instagram has a simple privacy setting: you either share your posts with anyone (a public account) or only share with people whom you have approved to follow you (a private account). We encourage people to think before they share, whether they have a private or public account.

It’s easy to change this in the Privacy Settings.

How to block someone

When you block someone, they can’t see your profile or posts.

To block or unblock someone:

  1. Go to their profile by finding them in your followers list or by searching for their name or username.
    Tap their username to open their profile and then tap (iOS) and (Android).
    Tap Block User.

To unblock someone, follow the steps above and then tap Unblock User.

Do you know how to delete comments?

You can delete comments you’ve made, including photo or video captions, as well as comments other people have left on your posts.

To delete a comment or caption:

  1. Tap Comment below the photo
  2. Swipe to the left over the comment or caption you’d like to delete
  3. Tap and then choose if you want to Delete or Delete and Report Abuse

Do you know how to report content?

If you see something that’s not following Instagram’s Community Guidelines (ex: nudity or self-harm), you can report a photo or video right from the Instagram app or when you see it on instagram.com:

  1. Tap three dots (iPhone & Windows Phone) or (Android) below the post
  2. Tap Report Inappropriate
  3. Select why you’re reporting the post

If you want to report someone that is impersonating you or someone you know, you can do that right from the Instagram app.

  1. Go to their profile by finding them in your followers list or by searching for their name or username.
  2. Tap their username to open their profile and then tap the arrow icon (iOS) and (Android).
  3. Tap Report Inappropriate.
  4. Select I believe this account violates Instagram’s community guidelines to report an account.