How To Remove Negative Comments On Instagram?

If you are an influencer, then facing trolling and nasty negative comments on Instagram are daily. What can you do to get rid of them? You can choose to ignore them for some time, but how long can you be patient. You obviously shouldn’t reply to all these comments and invest your energy in making content you like! All your friends, family, and fans are reading all those comments. So even if you choose to ignore such negativity, it does affect your close ones! You can pin some positive and favorite comments to not notice the offensive comments.

You can delete such comments, but don’t you think you need a filter that will do this for you automatically? Instagram does have a ‘hidden words’ option that will do this for you!

Here’s how you can now get rid of negative comments. But, first, let’s learn how to hide offensive comments on Instagram.

How To Hide Negative Comments On Instagram?

Are you aware that Instagram hides comments with offensive common emojis, words, and phrases? This is available in the ‘Hidden words’ option under ‘Privacy.’ Isn’t this acting like now of the hidden gem you were waiting for?

The ‘Advanced Comment filter’ acts like a double filter. This will also filter offensive words and phrases in your comments. However, this filter won’t hide comments that you receive from the person you follow and, in return, who follows you on Instagram.

1. Open your Instagram app on your phone and sign in.

2. Tap on the “profile icon.”

3. Now tap on the “three vertical lines.”

4. Go to “Settings.”

5. Select “Privacy.”

6. Go to the “Hidden words” option.

7. The “hidden comments” option is on by default, as we discussed. Next, you need to on the toggle for “Advanced comment filtering.” This will filter the comments on your posts and solve your problem.

There might be certain words that this magic filter might not be able to remove; what will you do then? Instagram lets you add a custom list of words that you do not want to see in your comment section. Here’s how you can do that:

1. Scroll down to “Manage list.”

2. Now, go ahead and add the list of words that you want to avoid in your comment list. And once you are done, tap “add.”

3. Also, do not forget to turn on the toggle for “Hide comments.”

4. Now, your custom list option should work. This will help you get rid of all the spilled negativity in your comment section.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. Can you edit comments on Instagram?

Ans. You cannot edit someone else’s comment on your post or any other post. But you can restrict or delete someone’s comment on Instagram.

Q2. How do you delete Comments on Instagram in 2022?

Ans. Follow these steps to delete comments on IG using your iOS device:

1. Open Instagram and the post on which you want to remove comments.
2. Swipe the comment to the left.
3. Tap on the delete icon on the right side.

Here’s how you can delete comments on Instagram using the app on an Android device:

1. Open Instagram and the post on which you want to remove comments.
2. Long press on the comment to select it.
3. Tap on the delete icon on the right side in the top

Q3. Can you hide someone’s comment on Instagram?

Ans. No, you cannot hide comments on Instagram. But you can restrict them. Also, comments with offensive words, emojis, or phrases are automatically hidden by Instagram.

Q4. Can people see when you delete comments on Instagram?

Ans. No one can see if you have deleted the comment. Instagram does not notify anyone if you delete their comments. They will only know if they check the post and find their comment missing.

Q5. What happens when you restrict a comment on Instagram?

Ans. When you restrict a person, they won’t be able to see if you are active on Instagram or if you have read their message. Their comments will be visible to them. If you want to view their comment, you need to tap on them.

Conclusion

Now that you know how to hide negative comments on Instagram, you do not need to worry. All you have to do is go to your IG settings and then privacy. You can add words to the hidden words section and turn on the toggle for hidden comments. Instagram will make sure to filter comments with these words on your comments.

Of course, you can also delete some comments on your IG post if you want to. Also, if the situation gets out of hand, you can simply block that follower.