Instagram allows users to report a post if they find it offensive or unacceptable to be shared on social media. Social media platforms, including Instagram, offer multiple ways to report offensive content, which could be a message, post, story or account. However, it is up to the social media platform to judge whether the content is against their community guidelines or not.
Reporting Instagram Story
The Meta-owned social media platform allows users to report someone’s story that they might find inappropriate. Users can also report posts and messages. It’s also important to note that your report is anonymous, which means that the account that posted the “offensive” content won’t be notified about it.
Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you report someone’s Instagram story:
- Open the Instagram app on your phone.
- Go to the Instagram story that you want to report.
- Tap on the three-dot menu button available in the top-right corner.
- Select the Report option from the pop-up menu displayed.
- Choose the reason for which you are reporting that story.
- Then, follow further on-screen instructions.
Conclusion
If Instagram discovers that a story violates their Community Guidelines, reporting it can help them take action to remove that content from the platform. Further, the company will use your report to ensure that you don’t see content similar to what you reported in your feed or in the recommendations like Suggested Posts and Explore, even if it doesn’t remove the content or profile you reported.
Instagram Notes, Candid Stories and more
The popular social media platform recently released an update that makes it simpler for users to connect with one another and discover common interests. This includes all new features like Notes, Candid Stories, Group Profiles and Collaborative Collections. Users can post images, videos and even reshare posts in their Stories. These posts will remain in your Stories for 24 hours.
