# 👻 Hide Your Instagram Following List — No App, Just This Message

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/hide-your-instagram-following-list-no-app-just-this-message/323116>\
**Category:** Tutorials & Methods\
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**Created:** [มิถุนายน 16, 2026, 2:45am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/hide-your-instagram-following-list-no-app-just-this-message/323116 "2026-06-16T02:45:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [มิถุนายน 16, 2026, 2:45am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/hide-your-instagram-following-list-no-app-just-this-message/323116/1 "2026-06-16T02:45:16Z")

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# 🔒 Hide your IG follows ➜ no app, no password ➜ send IG one message daily for a week ➜ the list disappears

_That “who you follow” list everyone can snoop? There’s a way to make it vanish — straight from inside the app, free._

Right now anyone can tap your profile and scroll exactly who you follow and who follows you. No setting hides it — Instagram just doesn’t give you the toggle. But there’s a backdoor request you fire off from inside the app itself, and people swear that repeating it for a week makes the list disappear. No third-party app, no password, no risk. Just you, your phone, and a copy-paste message.

Here’s the whole thing.

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> **👻 The exact steps — copy, paste, send**
>
> **1.** Open Instagram → go to your **Following** list  
> **2.**  **Shake your phone** — a little menu pops up (this is IG’s hidden “report a problem” shortcut)  
> **3.** Tap **“Report a Problem”**  
> **4.** Tap **“Include and Continue”**  
> **5.** Paste this exact message and hit send:
> 
> ```plaintext
> Hello Instagram Team,
> 
> I am writing to request the ability to hide or restrict 
> visibility of my followers and following lists on my 
> personal profile. This feature is essential to protect 
> my privacy, as the current visibility is causing 
> significant inconvenience.
> 
> Thank you for your support and understanding.
> 
> ```

> **🔑 The part that actually makes it work**
>
> One send won’t do it. The trick is **repeating the whole thing once a day for a week** — same steps, same message. People report the list quietly goes private after that.
> 
> > 💡 Best times to send: **early morning or late night.** That’s when it’s worked most for people.

**✅ Do**

- Send the **exact message** — don’t reword it
- Do it **daily for a full week** , don’t skip days
- Stick to **morning or night** sends

**🚫 Don’t**

- **Don’t spam it 10x a day** — once daily is the move, flooding looks like a bot
- **Don’t use any “hide follower” app** for this — none of them work, half are sketchy
- **Don’t expect it instantly** — it’s a slow burn over the week, not a one-tap switch

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Worked for you? Drop a 👍 and tell the thread which day it kicked in — handy for everyone trying it.