Like most social media platforms, Instagram is a double-edged sword. For one thing, it’s a great place to build community and followers. On the other hand, you have to deal with enemies and trolls who can leave rude and nasty comments.
While you cannot control the negative comments that others choose to leave on their posts, if you choose to choose to remove or hide offensive or other comments, you can. And of course there is always the possibility of deactivating comments on Instagram if you do not want to deal with negativity.
It may also be that you have accidentally written something that you prefer to delete on someone else’s wall. The reasons can be many and the process is very simple.
How to delete a comment on Android
Start by opening the Instagram app on your Android device and then looking for the Instagram post in question, the one you want to delete. After opening the Instagram application, you can go to the Notifications section to find the recent comments left on the post. While viewing that post, tap the Comments icon (that speech bubble icon) to see all the comments associated with the post. Locate the comment (yours or someone else’s) that you want to delete. If you are using an Android mobile, touch and hold the comment to select it; then tap on the Trash icon on the top toolbar and the comment will be deleted.
You will see a banner at the top of the screen informing you that the comment has been removed. If you change your mind, you have a few seconds to tap the “Undo” button to restore the comment. If you wait any longer, you won’t be able to do it anymore. There will be no turning back.
How to delete a comment on iPhone
It is quite similar, but with some slight variation. After opening the application on your iPhone device, enter your profile and the photo whose comments you want to manage. Click on the text of your publication or on View comments. In Comments, click on the button with three dots in the upper right corner of your screen. Unlike Android, on iPhone a small menu called “Comments” will open. This is where you must press the option “Manage comments”. The next thing you will see is an empty circle to the right of each of the comments. To delete them, one or all of them, you just have to select the comments you want to delete, you will see that they are selected and at this point you just have to click on the Delete option that you will see in the lower left area of the screen.
How to delete a comment from Instagram web
The Instagram website in its computer version improves every day. If you like using Instagram on PC, you will be glad to know that you can also delete comments from here. To do this, you just have to open the Instagram website in the browser and click on a publication to expand it. You will see the Comments section on the right side. Identify the comment you want to delete and hover over it. Then, click the “Three-dot menu” button and … delete.
How to hide someone’s Instagram comments without blocking them
Instagram launched this feature in 2019 that allows users to hide comments from certain users without them knowing. It’s a way to protect yourself from cyberbullying, but it’s also useful for hiding comments from overly attached followers, for example. These are the steps to follow:
- Go to the comment you want to hide
- Swipe left on the comment.
- Touch the “!”
- Hit restrict in the pop-up menu.
- Clever!
