Keeping your Instagram profile public is key to reaching a wider audience and increasing your followers .
Unfortunately, it leaves your posts exposed to spam. With Instagram's privacy control settings , you can have a protected profile and stay away from negative comments . All you have to do is follow the steps.
1.Open the app and go to the profile tab by tapping your picture thumbnail in the bottom right corner.
2.Go to the menu by pressing the button in the upper right corner, and then go to Settings > Privacy.
3. Go to the "Comments" option.
4.Click on the “Allow comments from” option which lets you control which group of people can leave comments on photos and videos.
5.If you have a public Instagram profile, this setting is set to “Everyone.” You can change this to receive comments only from people you follow, your fans, or both. Alternatively, you can block individual people from commenting on your posts. To do this, tap “Block comments from” in your “Comments” settings.
6In the search field, tap the name of the person you want to block, and when they appear in the results, tap "Block.".
7If you want to reverse this choice later, simply return to this page and tap the "Unblock" button next to the user you want to unblock from commenting.
Note that Instagram will not notify the person you have blocked. They will still be able to leave new comments on your posts, however, these comments will not be visible to anyone else, including you, only to the person who made the comment.
In case you still want to read those blocked user comments, you can instead take advantage of the restriction feature.
If you want to see hidden comments you can select "Restrict" from the list.
If there is someone who is still bothering you on Instagram, you can block the user as a last resort or switch to a private profile.
