Instagram: How to Stop Users From Sharing Your Posts to Their Stories

Creators can manage how their content can be shared

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Instagram allows people to share other users’ posts to their own Stories. However, creators have the option to turn this ability off if they don’t want other users to be able to share their posts to their Stories.

Our guide will show you how to stop users from being able to share your posts in their own Instagram Stories.

Note: These screenshots were captured in the Instagram application on iOS.

Step 1: On your Instagram profile, tap the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner of the screen.


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