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This article explains how to remove one or more Instagram "Suggestions for You" users from your feed if you're not interested in following them. After you delete the suggestion, you won't be prompted to follow that person anymore. We also cover how to opt-out of appearing as a suggested user in other people's feeds. How to Delete Suggested Users From InstagramInstagram is trying to be helpful by connecting you with users you may want to follow based on mutual friends, people in your contacts list, and Facebook friends. If Instagram gets it wrong, here's how to remove a suggested contact.
Opt-out of Showing up in Other Users' SuggestionsIf you don't want your own profile showing up in other users' "Suggestions for You" section to avoid being discovered and followed by certain people, you can choose to exclude your account from it. Simply making your account private will not do this automatically. You can only opt-out of the Suggestions for You section in other user's feeds by accessing Instagram from a desktop or mobile web browser. You can't do it from the app.
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Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe How do I turn off similar accounts on Instagram?Click on the Profile icon at the top right corner. Under your Profile select Edit Profile. Under the Edit Profile Section at the bottom, you will find Similar Account Suggestions. Uncheck the box next to it.
What is similar account suggestions on Instagram?Instagram also recommends you people using a similar algorithm. Your 'people you may' know often includes people who are friends with your friends, who are present in you contact book, who post content that you seldom like but don't follow or people who you are friends with on Facebook but don't follow on Instagram.
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