How to hide your Instagram story from someone: A complete guide

Instagram has become a go-to platform for sharing glimpses of our lives, from daily updates to memorable moments. With so many friends, family members, and acquaintances connected on the app, there are times when you might want to keep certain stories private—whether from a family member, a colleague, or someone specific.  

Have you ever hesitated to post a story because you didn’t want certain people to see it? Fortunately, Instagram has a built-in feature that lets you control who views your stories. Follow this step-by-step guide to easily hide your stories from specific people and share only with those you choose.

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How to hide your Instagram story from someone

Step 1: Open Instagram on your phone.
Step 2: Go to your profile and tap on three lines at the top right corner
Step 3: Scroll down to “Who can see your content” and tap on “Hide story and live”
Step 4: Now, select the people from whom you want to hide your story 
Step 5: Now, tap “Done” in the top right corner

And done. You have successfully hidden your story from specific people. Now, you can post any story without thinking much. You should keep in mind that hiding your story from specific people doesn’t prevent them from seeing your profile and post.

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Other features you should be aware of

• Post Visibility: If you want to share your updates with a few specific people. Just create a “close friend list” and share your updates with them only.
• Restrict Account: Instagram also allows you to restrict accounts. With the restrict account feature, you can limit the interactions without blocking or unfollowing someone.
• Content Preferences: Instagram also allows you to manage content preferences such as “Sensitive Content”, “Specific words and phrases”, and “Political content” and you can even snooze suggested posts.
• Hidden Words: With this feature, you can filter out harmful or unwanted words in comments. Instagram will make sure that you do not encounter posts and comments with those specific words.