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This blog answers one kind of question: what Instagram shows about you, and to whom. 101 posts on who can see your activity, what the app records and keeps, what an unfollow looks like from the other side, and which of the things people assume about the algorithm are actually documented. Where something cannot be checked in the app, the post says so instead of guessing.

A woman on a train checking a story before it expires, the morning light low behind her
InstagramOctober 16, 2026

How Long Do Instagram Stories Last?

A story stays up 24 hours, each clip runs 60 seconds, highlights never expire. What the clock covers and how to keep a story past the window.

Two phones side by side showing profile pictures that appear on both screens
InstagramOctober 3, 2026

How to See Mutual Followers on Instagram

Instagram shows mutuals only as a short line under a username. Where that line comes from, how to read the full overlap, and what it reveals about a profile.

Instagram's Recently deleted folder with days remaining on each item
InstagramOctober 2, 2026

How to Recover Deleted Instagram Posts

Posts, reels and stories sit in Recently Deleted before they go for good. Where the folder is, how long each kind survives, and what the window does not cover.

The same Instagram profile loading in one browser window and not in another
InstagramOctober 2, 2026

Blocked or Deleted? How to Tell What Happened

A profile that vanished has five possible causes, and each leaves a different trace. The logged-out check that separates a block from a deleted account.

An Instagram chat thread with a gap where a message used to be
InstagramOctober 2, 2026

How to See Deleted Instagram Messages

Instagram has no recovery for deleted DMs. What the data download contains, why recovery apps cannot work, and the one case where a copy survives.