How to block and unblock people on Instagram

Blocking people on Instagram is the easiest way to prevent them from interacting with your account, but you can also unblock them later on if you change your mind.

Despite the rise of platforms like TikTok, Instagram is still a staple in many users’ daily social media routines, allowing people to share their lives through pictures, videos, stories, Reels, and more.

However, due to its popularity, you may at some point encounter a user who you no longer want to interact with your account on the platform, for whatever reason that may be.

Fortunately, Instagram allows you to block users easily, and also unblock them later if you change your mind.

How to block people on Instagram

Although there are a couple of different ways to block people on Instagram, the easiest way is to simply do it via their profile. Simply follow these instructions:

1. Open Instagram, then tap on the looking glass at the bottom of the screen to go to your Discover page.
2. Go to the search tab at the bottom of the screen, and in the search bar, type the name of the account you want to block.
3. Click on their account, and then tap the three dots in the top right corner.
4. Tap ‘Block,’ then again to confirm.

Step 1: Open Instagram and find the user you want to block

The first thing you need to do when you want to block someone is to open up your Instagram and track down the user you want to block. The easiest way to do this is to tap on the looking glass at the bottom of your screen to go to your Discover page.

Then tap on the search bar at the top of your screen to search for the user by their username.

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Then tap on the user’s name in the list to go to their profile page.

Step 2: Tap the three dots

When you’ve opened up the user’s profile page, tap on the three dots in the top right corner of your screen.

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Step 3: Block the user

A new menu will open up with a a list of options. Tap on the red “block” option. This will make a new pop-up menu show up, asking you to verify that you want to block the user. Tap the blue button that say “Block” to continue.

There is also an option to block and report the user, which you can do if you believe the user has gone against the app’s guidelines and rules.

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How to unblock people on Instagram

If you decide that you no longer want a particular account on Instagram to be blocked, you can easily unblock the account again. Simply do as follows:

1. Open Instagram.
2. Go to your profile, then click on the three lines in the top corner.
3. Click on ‘Settings,’ ‘Privacy,’ and then scroll to ‘Blocked accounts.’
4. Tap ‘Unblock’ next to the account that you want to unblock, then again to confirm.

Step 1: Open Instagram and go to your profile

If you want to unblock a user, the first thing you need to do is open up the Instagram app and go to your profile page by tapping on your profile picture at the bottom right corner of your screen.

When you’re on your profile, tap on the three lines at the top right corner of your screen to open up the settings page.

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Step 2: Find the blocked section

When the Settings and activity pages opens up, scroll down until you find the section that says “Who can see your content”. Tap on the “Blocked” option to see a list of all the accounts you’ve blocked.

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Step 3: Choose who to unblock

You will now see a list of all the accounts you’ve blocked on both Instagram and Threads. To unblock someone, tap on the blue “Unblock” button next to their name.

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If you want to know more about how to use Instagram, check out our other guides including how to link your Instagram account to TikTok and how to see your first-liked Instagram post.