While this sure is a good way to interact with content, it can also prove to be annoying if your friends comment unnecessarily or something that might not sound right to the rest of your friends and family members who are in your list.

| Gadgets Now | Updated: Jan 21, 2018, 12.30PM IST
How to stop users from commenting on Instagram posts without blocking them


New Delhi: Instagram has been often found testing several new features in different parts of the world. While some are welcomed by the users, others are not. That said, there is one of the most important features that has been there in Instagram ever since it was introduced - Comments. Users comment on Instagram posts all the time.

But sometimes they comment even if it is not really required. While this sure is a good way to interact with content, it can also prove to be annoying if your friends comment unnecessarily or something that might not sound right to the rest of your friends and family members who are in your list.

So how do you tackle this issue? There's a simple way. Although it is not possible to turn off comments everywhere, you can at least block select users from commenting on each of your posts without blocking them on the platform.

Here's how you do it.



Step 1:
Open Instagram and tap on your profile picture to open the main profile page.

Step 2:
Tap on the gear icon or the three-dot icon on the top right to access the Settings page.

Step 3:
Scroll down and tap on 'Comments' under the 'Settings' section.



Step 4:
Under 'Comments Controls' tap on 'Allow Comments From'


Step 5:
By default this is selected as 'Everyone' but you can mention specific users who you want to comment in posts.


Step 6:
What can be simpler however, is to go for the 'Block Comments From' option and select users you don't want to comment in posts.



This does not mean that blocked users will be able to view the post but not comment. Doing this will certainly raise some questions. Instagram says that blocking users from commenting (not from the account altogether) will simply hide that particular post from them. You can also block specific comments (not users) from the post by providing Instagram certain keyword filters.




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