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  • How to Limit Comments on Instagram
  • Method 1: Block Specific Users to Comment
  • Method 3: Enable Automatic Hiding Offensive Comments
  • Method 3: Hide Custom Comments
  • Method 4: Enable Limit Interactions
  • Method 5: Restrict Users

Whether you do not wish certain users to comment on your post or avoid bots, you can easily use several ways to tackle this problem. Keep reading to unravel your answer.

Method 1: Block Specific Users to Comment

  1. Log in to your Instagram account and tap on the hamburger icon at the top right corner.
  2. Swipe down and tap on Comments under How others can interact with you .
  3. Tap on Block comments from .
  4. Type the username into the search bar and select Block .
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Your selected user will now not be able to comment on any of your posts.

  1. Open Instagram > Profile > Hamburger Icon .
  2. Swipe down and tap on Hidden words under How others can interact with you .
  3. Turn the toggle on for Hide Comments .
  4. Turn the toggle on for Advanced comment filtering .
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Users can also hide specific words that they don’t want to see. Here’s how:

  1. Open Instagram > Profile > Hamburger Icon > Hidden words .
  2. Swipe down and tap on Manage custom words or phrases under Custom word for messages and comments .
  3. Type in your words under Add words separated by commas box.
  4. Tap on Add .
  5. Go back and turn the toggle on for Hide Comments .
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Method 4: Enable Limit Interactions

  1. Open Instagram > Profile > Hamburger Icon .
  2. Swipe down and tap on Limit interactions under How others can interact with you .
  3. Tap on What will be limited and select an option from Some Interactions to curb new comments or Most interactions to curb all engagements.
  4. Then, tap on Who will be limited and turn the toggle on for your preferred options from Everyone but your close friends , Recent followers , and Accounts that don’t follow you .
  5. Lastly, tap on When we’ll remind you to turn this off and select your timeline.
  6. Tap on Turn on .
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Method 5: Restrict Users

  1. Open Instagram and tap on the profile of your preferred user.
  2. Tap on the three dots at the top right corner.
  3. Select Restrict .
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