--- title: Instagram Introduces New Mute Feature: How to Use It description: Thanks to a new feature, Instagram users will soon be able to mute someone's posts without actually unfollowing their account. canonical: https://time.com/5287169/how-to-mute-on-instagram/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-05-22T16:31:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:53:03.454Z og:title: How to Mute Someone on Instagram Without Unfollowing Them og:description: The photo-sharing app is introducing a new feature og:url: https://time.com/5287169/how-to-mute-on-instagram/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb15abc1996b6879b/69893121db298725e225fba9/instagram-mute-feature.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: The Instagram application seen displayed on a Android Sony og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: How to Mute Someone on Instagram Without Unfollowing Them twitter:description: The photo-sharing app is introducing a new feature twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb15abc1996b6879b/69893121db298725e225fba9/instagram-mute-feature.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here's How You Can Mute Someone on Instagram Without Unfollowing Them > Sponsored content. 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Guillaume Payen/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer May 22, 2018 4:31 PM UTC The [Instagram](http://time.com/5221626/meghan-markle-gary-janetti-prince-george/) feature we’ve all been waiting for is finally here: a [mute button](http://time.com/5066283/facebook-snooze-button-mute/). Thanks to a feature that will be [rolling out](https://instagram-press.com/blog/2018/05/22/introducing-mute/) over the coming weeks, Instagram users will soon be able to mute someone’s posts without actually unfollowing their account. Although the app had previously made it possible to mute someone’s stories, this new tweak will now allow you to completely remove someone’s photos and videos from [your feed](http://time.com/5210976/instagram-chronological-feed-algorithm-changes/)—a.k.a. a real game-changer. Once the feature is available to you, all you’ll need to do is tap the three dots at the top of a post—or on someone’s profile—hit mute, and you’ll be given the option to mute just their posts, just their stories or both. > [](https://twitter.com/larrykim/status/998929502230069250) After that, you’ll no longer have to look at their content, but you’ll still be able to get DMs from them, see their photos if you go to their page and get notifications if they tag you in something. See some joyous reactions to the update below. > [](https://twitter.com/ira/status/998940068218785792) > [](https://twitter.com/KarenCivil/status/998942416408272896) > [](https://twitter.com/annetdonahue/status/998945940366127104) > [](https://twitter.com/victoriasanusi/status/998933678242885634) > [](https://twitter.com/SalmanNaseer/status/998960230766727168) > [](https://twitter.com/ant%5Fvelazquez/status/998938042185510913) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5287169/how-to-mute-on-instagram/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5287169/how-to-mute-on-instagram/"},"headline":"Here's How You Can Mute Someone on Instagram Without Unfollowing Them","datePublished":"2018-05-22T16:31:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:53:03.454Z","description":"The photo-sharing app is introducing a new feature","url":"https://time.com/5287169/how-to-mute-on-instagram/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Tech","Technology"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb15abc1996b6879b/69893121db298725e225fba9/instagram-mute-feature.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb15abc1996b6879b/69893121db298725e225fba9/instagram-mute-feature.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Instagram application seen displayed on a Android Sony","caption":"The Instagram application seen displayed on a Android Sony","creditText":"Guillaume Payen/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5287169/how-to-mute-on-instagram/","name":"Here's How You Can Mute Someone on Instagram Without Unfollowing Them"}}]}] ```