{"id":29501,"date":"2017-03-20T20:01:38","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T12:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=29501"},"modified":"2022-07-17T21:32:59","modified_gmt":"2022-07-17T13:32:59","slug":"instagram-ad-flag-inappropriate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/instagram-ad-flag-inappropriate\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Block Ads from Instagram Feed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Much like any social networking system, Instagram employs ads in order to generate revenue<\/a> for the company. However, there are times where the ads can potentially flood your Instagram feed. Thankfully, there is a way to reduce the number, or even completely remove ads from your Instagram feed<\/strong>, and here\u2019s how you can do it.<\/p>\n

This technique was first discovered by the folks over at Mashable<\/a> and it works by finding an ad, tapping on the \"\u2026\"<\/strong> button<\/strong>, and then tapping on the \"Hide This\"<\/strong> option. Doing so will cause Instagram to ask you why you do not wish to see the ad in question.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tRead Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\tFixing Instagram Crash During Photo Upload<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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Now here comes the fun part. If you were to choose the \"It\u2019s not relevant\"<\/strong> option or the \"I see it too often\"<\/strong> option, Instagram would merely replace those ads with different ones. However, if you were to choose the \"It\u2019s inappropriate\"<\/strong> option, this would cause the ads to be removed completely<\/strong>. Once you\u2019ve flagged enough ads as being \"Inappropriate\"<\/strong>, it is possible to wind up with an ad-free Instagram feed.<\/p>\n

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No one is quite sure why doing so would remove ads from your Instagram feed<\/strong> correctly, so it is entirely possible that the removal of all ads could be an oversight by Instagram<\/strong>. Be that as it may, this little bug could potentially be useful to those whose Instagram feeds are drowned in ads.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tRead Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t\u201cAlbum Builder\u201d is Coming to Instagram for Android<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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