Configuring your profile privacy controls
Take command of your digital footprint by adjusting profile discoverability, contact rules, and indexing settings.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- 1
Open your Account Settings and navigate to the "Privacy Controls" panel.
- 2
Toggle "Private Profile" to the ON position to ensure only approved followers can see your profile grid and updates.
- 3
Under the Discoverability section, turn off "Search Engine Indexing" to prevent search crawlers (like Google) from parsing your page.
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Set your messaging preferences: choose whether "Everyone", "Followers Only", or "No One" can initiate direct conversations.
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Review the tag settings and choose whether you want to approve photos you are tagged in manually before they show on your feed.
Support Tips
- Turning on private profile status does not retroactively impact your existing followers; you must block them to remove access.
- Search engines can take several business days to remove cached versions of your public pages after indexing is turned off.
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