Congratulations to everyone out there who follows somebody they actually hate on Instagram, but for some reason โ perhaps they are your sister, or your former college roommate, or your boss โ you canโt unfollow them. Today is your day! Instagram announced that it is rolling out a feature that will let users mute other users. As in youโll still be following said users, but you wonโt have to see their photos.
To use the feature, scroll to a photo from somebody who you want to mute. Tap the three dots in the upper-right-hand corner โ same as you would if you wanted to share somebodyโs image or report them โ and tap the โMuteโ option. Youโll be given the choice to mute both their story and their posts, or just their posts. (Instagram previously gave users the options to mute stories.) Instagram says muting will be available to all users in the coming weeks.
Of course, if you do mute somebody who is important enough in your social life that they might notice that youโve entirely stopped engaging with their content, consider popping back to their feed every now and again to throw them a courtesy like. Otherwise, happy muting and enjoy your [insert person whose photos you canโt standโs name here]-less Instagram feed.
