Blocking on Instagram allows you to easily limit unwanted communication with some users of the social network. But what if you ended up on the other side and blocked you? Let’s figure out how to recognize a blocking, and what the blocked user sees on Instagram.
Instagram blacklist: how do you know that you are on it?
There are two types of sanctions that can be taken against you on Instagram – blocking and restricting access. To identify them, it is advisable to have a second account. You can ask a friend for help or use a commercial account (if you have one).
Blocking
This is the most radical method on Instagram in relation to another user. How to understand that a person has been blocked on Instagram:
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The user is automatically removed from your subscriptions and subscribers.
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You cannot find the user in the Instagram search bar. But you can do it from another account.
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If you have previously corresponded with this user in Direct, you can send him a message. But in fact, it will not reach the user. There will be no read status.
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Through correspondence in Direct, you can log into the user’s account, but the page will be empty. While publications from another account will be present.
What the person who was blocked on Instagram sees: there are no posts in the feed (although their real number is visible in the profile header). You cannot see subscribers and subscriptions. You cannot subscribe to an account, instead of the “Subscribe” button there will be “User not found”.
In the web version of Instagram, the user’s page will be unavailable. But if the page is deleted, the social network shows similar information. To make sure that you were really blocked, repeat the action in the web version of Instagram, but without authorization in your account. Or use the app.
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All likes and comments that the user left earlier on your page will be deleted.
If a user unblocks you, subscriptions, likes and comments will not be returned. Messages that you sent during the blocking period in Direct will not reach the recipient.
Restricting access to Instagram
This is a more loyal way, which limits only certain actions in someone else’s account. This type of blocking is more difficult to recognize and can be confused with privacy settings. Therefore, a backup account for verification will be especially relevant here.
1 Sign: You left a comment with the user under the post, but the second account does not immediately see it. The comment appears only after some time or does not appear at all. At the same time, it is displayed in your account.
The reason is that your comments must be manually approved by the user. If he approves it, all users will see it. If not, the comment will be visible only to you.
The disadvantage of this method is that it can be confused with privacy settings. For example, the user can hide comments that contain certain words or phrases.
Sign 2: From your account, you do not see the user’s online status in Direct and the read marks of your message. If this data is visible from the second account, your account has been restricted.
For this verification method to be correct, make sure that the “Show online status” function is enabled in your account settings. To do this, go to “Settings”, then “Privacy” and “Online status”. The feature must be enabled in both accounts.
Conclusion
The social network does not inform the user if they have been blocked or restricted actions in the account. But there are many apps that promise to show you which Instagram user has blacklisted you. But we do not recommend using such gray services . They endanger your Instagram account by asking for your username and password. Better use the manual check and recognize the blocking by the signs described above.