How to tell if someone has blocked or removed you on Instagram?

Interactions on Instagram have become a vital part of everyone’s life now. We all use Instagram every day and connect with friends and family. But what if someone disappears from your Instagram suddenly? The first thing that would hit your mind is if they have blocked or removed you. But how to tell if someone has blocked or removed you on Instagram? 

Quick Takeaways

• Instagram does not notify you if you have been blocked or removed by someone
• You can find out if you have been blocked or removed by someone through some steps
• There is a major difference in being blocked, removed, and restricted by someone.

However you must read till the end to know if someone has blocked or removed you on Instagram

Reasons why someone would have blocked you on Instagram?

There might be several reasons someone would have blocked you on Instagram.

• If you constantly message someone on Instagram and disturb them with irrelevant and inappropriate DMS that they are not willing to respond to, chances are they might block or remove you. 
• Another reason someone might block you on Instagram is when you send someone follow request and they did not accept it. If you are frequently sending them requests hoping they would accept, then chances are that they can block you. 
•  If you post several videos, photos, and even content on your account that your friends find inappropriate, then they can block you.
• Constantly, tagging someone in photos and videos might disturb them and they can block or remove you. 
• Audio or video calling someone on Instagram regardless of knowing that you might disturb them during their busy hours, increases the chances of them blocking or removing you

How to know if someone blocked you on Instagram?

•  Searching the person 

The very first and easy step you can do to find if a person has blocked you or not is to directly search for them on Instagram. By searching a private account you come across “This account is private”, then you are not blocked.

The person has not blocked you if their profile is public and you can see all their posts.

• Checking the chat with that person

If someone has blocked you, and you wish to know if they have, then you can also check the messages with that person. If in the direct message, you can see the entire chat, and can see the profile of the person then you have not been blocked. But if you open the chat, and you can see the messages but the username and profile of the person are not visible then you are blocked. There will be no name and username appearing in the chat, instead, you will see ‘ Instagram user’, that you have been blocked.

• Looking for them in your profile. 

If you are suspicious that someone has blocked you, you can search for them in your profile. You can go to your followers and followings, if you find their profile, you are not blocked. But if you cannot see them in your followers and even in the followings, then you might have been blocked.

• Searching them through another Instagram account

Another way to find out if a person has blocked you is to search for them through someone else account. You can also search for them through your second account if you have one. If they do not appear in your profile but appear on the second account they have been searched through, then you are blocked.

What would happen after you have been blocked by someone on Instagram?

• If you have been blocked by someone on Instagram, you will not be able to see mutuals with that person.
• If a person has blocked you on Instagram, you would not be able to see them on Instagram. 
• If they have commented on your posts, you will not be able to see that anymore.
• If you commented on their posts, they would also never see those comments again as Instagram has deleted those comments from both ends.

The same is when it comes to liking the posts.

After you have been blocked by someone, you could never tag that person again on any of your posts.

Being blocked by someone also restricts you to message them. Neither you can message them, nor they can message you. Though you both can message each other, the messages would not get delivered to anyone.

How to tell if someone has deactivated or deleted their account?

Another reason you might not be able to see a particular person on Instagram, other than they blocking you, is that they might have deactivated or permanently deleted their account. 

• Searching for their profile, and if you do not see their profile, chances are that they have deactivated or deleted their account. If they have deactivated their account, you could wait for some days for them to again activate their account
• If they don’t appear in your search, then check through another Instagram account. If they still have not appeared, then they have deleted their account.
• If someone has permanently deleted and deactivated their account, you will not be able to see their posts on Instagram. Their posts will also disappear.
• You can also check through the direct messages, if their chat and username appear, they have not deactivated their account. If not, ‘Instagram user’ will appear rather than their username.
•  You can also see if someone has deactivated or deleted their account by observing their Instagram activity. If they previously commented and liked your posts, or have tagged you in some posts and now you are not able to see any comments, likes, and posts in which you were tagged then they have deactivated or deleted their account.

 What is the difference between being blocked, being removed, and being restricted by someone on Instagram?

• Being blocked and restricted by someone, both have different consequences. Both these features are used to restrict people from viewing their accounts.
• Being blocked by someone simply hides their profile from your Instagram. You are not even able to message them, comment and like their posts, tag them, and share content with them. It simply does not allow you to interact with that person in any way. But being restricted is something different from being blocked. It does not hide anyone’s profile but does not allow certain actions through your account.
• Being Restricted by someone would not allow your direct messages to be received by them. You would also not be able to see if they have read your previous messages or not. If you liked and commented on their posts, that would also not be visible to others.
• If you have been removed by someone on Instagram, you would be able to see their profile, but you will not be their follower anymore. If their profile is public, you would still be able to see their posts. But if their profile is a private account, you could never see their photos and videos unless and until you follow them again. 

Conclusion

Instagram will never notify you if you have been blocked by someone. You would have to find it by yourself through the above methods. Through these methods, you will discover if a person has blocked you or not. But you can always see the list of people who you have blocked.

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