It’s important to remember that there’s no guarantee that seeing someone’s profile will lead to a recommendation for you to appear in their feed. The algorithm may find common interests and preferences.
If you dislike being social and do not want your account suggested to others, we will walk you through a few steps you can take to prevent Instagram from suggesting your account to others.
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Remove Your Phone Number From Instagram.
The first and most important advice is to remove your phone number from your Instagram profile. This prevents your account from appearing in the Find Friends section under Contacts. Read below the steps to remove your phone number.
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Step 1: Open Instagram and navigate to your profile page by clicking the Profile Icon.
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Step 2: Click on “Edit Profile” directly underneath your bio.
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Step 3: Scroll to the final column and select “Personal Information Settings.”
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Step 4: Select “Phone Number.”
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Step 5: Remove your phone number from the box and press the submit button.
However, before you can remove your phone number from Instagram, you must have-
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Unlink Facebook from Instagram.
In addition to your phone number, if someone has you added on Facebook, they can find your Instagram account by clicking Follow Facebook Friends. Steps to unlink Facebook and Instagram-
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Step 1: Open Instagram and navigate to your profile page.
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Step 2: Tap the three lines in the top right corner of the screen.
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Step 3: Go to Settings.
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Step 4:Select Account.
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Step 5: Select “Contacts syncing.”
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Step 6: To deactivate “Connect contacts”, tap the slider next to it.
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Use An Anonymous Email.
Although users cannot discover you using only your email address, this may change. You can choose to use an anonymous email to hide yourself from accounts suggested to others.