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Users can hide Instagram stories from individuals to stop them from viewing or sending reactions. It won't block them from the profile or posts.

• You can hide your Instagram stories from one of your followers or a group of followers.  
• To hide your Instagram story, you need to access your account's privacy settings and add them to the "Hide Story From" list. 
• To grant a follower or group of followers access to your Instagram stories in the future, you must remove them from the list. 
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Instagram stories are a fun, interactive way to share a reel of your favorite moments. This slideshow feature lets users animate and caption multiple photos, videos, and gifs to tell a "story" beyond their carefully curated photo board. Similar to Snapchat's timed messages, Instagram stories disappear unless you add them to your profile as Highlights. 

If your profile isn't private, your stories are visible to anyone, even people without an Instagram account. The only way to completely restrict the public from viewing your Instagram stories is to make your account private.

But if you just want to prevent specific followers from viewing your stories, you can add them to a select list located in your Instagram's privacy settings. 

Here's how you do it on your iPhone and Android.

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How to hide your Instagram stories from your profile from a single user

1. While viewing your Instagram feed, tap on the profile icon for the user you want to hide your story from. 

2. Once on their Instagram page, select the menu icon in the upper right corner of your profile.

3. Select "Hide Your Story" from the menu that appears from the bottom. Your story will now be hidden from this Instagram user. 

How to hide your Instagram stories from a group of users

1. While viewing your Instagram feed, tap on your profile icon in the bottom right corner of the screen. 

2. Tap the menu icon in the upper right corner of your profile.

4. Tap the "Settings" gear icon in the menu that appears. 

5. Select "Privacy." 

6. Tap "Story." 

7. Underneath the heading "Hide Story From," select "# People." 

8. Tap all the users you want your Instagram stories hidden from to select them. 

9. On Androids, tap the arrow in the upper left corner of your screen when you have finished adding users to the list. iPhone users should select "Done" in the top right. 

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Chrissy Montelli is a writer and content creator originally from Long Island, NY. She is the author of two poetry chapbooks, Heart Float (Bottlecap Press) and Going to Ithaca (Ghost City Press), as well as various online publications. Read more from her at chrissymontelli.wordpress.com.

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