With more than a billion active users, to date, Instagram is one of the most used social platforms, with a higher involvement rate than Facebook.We can post photos, videos, stories, but also comment and interact with other users.
Precisely for this last reason we could decide to want to delete a comment under an Instagram post because it is offensive or inappropriate, or want to erase a written one because it is full of grammatical errors.But how do you delete a comment on Instagram?Nothing complicated, just follow a few simple steps.
Based on the type of device that is used, some mechanisms may differ slightly from each other, but always in maximum ease.
How to delete a comment on Instagram
Deleting a comment on Instagram left by a user is a simple operation.If you are using an Android or iPhone smartphone, first of all you need to access the app downloaded on your mobile phone.
Once you enter you have to go to your profile, clicking on the icon of the homino in the lower right, to look for the photo or video of our interest, containing the comment we want to delete.Alternatively, the section of recent activities can be accessed through the symbol of the heart.
After selecting the photo or video, press on the messages icon, in the shape of a cloud, to identify the comment that you want to delete.Once found, just hold down on it, if you are using Android, or do a swipe from right to left, if you are using iPhone, and click on the dustbin button to delete it.
If, on the other hand, you are using Instagram from the web, first of all you have to access the platform's home page and access.Go to your profile by clicking on the homino icon at the top right or in the section of recent activities via the heart.Once the photo or video has been selected and found the comment, just click on the three dots next to the comment and select "Cancel".
How to delete my comments on Instagram
Otherwise if you want to delete a comment written by us, the operation will be slightly different in the preliminary phase, but always in the utmost simplicity.So here's how to delete our comments on Instagram.
After accessing the Instagram app, from Android or iPhone smartphones, just slide the home screen, if the post is recent, otherwise tap on the magnifying glass icon at the bottom left to look for the user profile thatHe posted the photo or video under you let the comment you want to delete.
Once the post is found, the steps are the same as those described above.Then, after clicking on the messages icon and found your comment, just hold down if you are using Android, otherwise make a swipe from right to left if you use iPhone and click on the dustbin to delete it.
The operation will be quite the same if you use Instagram from the web. After accessing the home page, just slide the home screen or search for the user profile via the enlargement lens icon and find the post of interest with theour comment that we intend to eliminate.Finally, just click on the three dots alongside the comment and select "Cancel".
How to block comments under some posts
Alternatively, you can also decide to block the comments under some posts.Also in this case it is a very simple operation that requires a few minutes, but which can only be performed via smartphone.Here's how to do it.
First of all you have to access the Instagram app and go to your profile, tap on the homino icon at the bottom right.Once the post on which to deactivate the comments is identified, just select it, click on the three dots at the top right and choose the "Disable the comments" option.If you change your mind, just select "Activate the comments".
If desired, this operation can be carried out before the publication itself.That is, after choosing the photo or video you want to publish, have added the filters and the caption, just choose the "advanced settings" and select "Disable the comments".Finally, proceed with the publication of the post.
If, on the other hand, you want to prevent some people from commenting on our posts, in this case you have to go to your profile and from the menu at the top right, access the "Settings".In the Privacy Section Select "Comments" section.Here the possibilities are two: "Allow the comments" to allow everyone, only to followers or only to those who follow to comment, or "block the comments" to block some users individually.