Currently, more than half of our world’s population (4.48 billion people) is online. Today, social media platforms are among the most entertaining prospects. You can check out anything here, from celebrities to current affairs and the latest reality show tea. And that’s not all! You’ve got LinkedIn, where you can build your professional network and connect with more and more people from different lines of work. It’s also a great platform to start off your career with tips from people who’ve already achieved what you want to.
If that sounds too over the top with professionalism, don’t worry; there are things for the dreamers, too. Pinterest and Tumblr are great examples of platforms where you can let your personality and imagination run free. You can get anything on Pinterest, from DIY ideas for your bedroom to protein recipes.
If you don’t wish to exert your brain with talk, you can always count on TikTok to deliver the most quality entertainment based on your taste. TikTok is the world’s largest social media platform and is especially common among teenagers. Its funny, random, and informative content can recover just about anyone’s spoilt mood.
If you wish to start learning a new language or skill, research your latest thesis topic, or discover the cause of an age-old celebrity feud, YouTube has your back. From the trashiest to the most vital knowledge known to humans, you can find it all there.
Of course, all these platforms are way too public. If you want to connect with your family and friends and no one else, you can always rely on the most popular social media messaging service, WhatsApp. There’s a good chance everyone you know with a smartphone has WhatsApp installed.
So, no matter what you’re struggling with, your phone is the key to solving it all. But remember, there’s a limit to everything; everything comes with pros and cons. If you do any of this too much, there’s a good chance it’ll take all your time.
In today’s blog, we’ll talk about whether or not it’s true that if someone searches for you on Instagram, they’ll show up in your Suggested list.
If Someone Searches for You on Instagram, Will They Show Up in Your Suggested List?
Privacy is among the most important factors today on social media platforms. Privacy is already scarce due to the internet; it can be reassuring to learn that at least your data isn’t being exploited on social media platforms, too.
But if that’s true, how do you explain suggestions on Instagram? How do they know who your friends are when they suggest their profiles to you? They’ll have to go through your contact list or email to learn that they’re connected to you somehow, right?
Don’t worry; Instagram doesn’t do anything without your permission. Let us first tell you how suggestions on Instagram work.
Through contacts
As we’ve already mentioned, contacts are one of the places where you can get all those accurate suggestions. However, that still doesn’t mean that your data is being misused.
When you sign up on the platform, you can link your contacts to Instagram. It’s a convenient way to learn which friends have joined Instagram. Even if you don’t have their number, they might have yours, so when they create an account, they’re suggested to you.
Search History
On Instagram, you can search for any user’s profile that you wish to see. Although they might have a private profile, where they can display as little of their information as possible, you can always send them a follow request.
Anyhow, if you check out the same user’s profile repeatedly, they might appear in your suggested list. This is because Instagram assumes that they’re someone you know.
Mutual friends
Let’s say that you have a large friend group. If all your friends follow this one new person, then they’ll be suggested to you, too. This is because there’s a good chance that you know them. And even if you don’t happen to know them personally, they’re still a potential friend, just a follow request away, right?
As you might already know, you can link your Instagram account to your Facebook or Tumblr account. So, if you have any friends on Facebook who just signed up on Instagram, guess who the first user they’ll be suggested to is? You!
Last on this list, we have hashtags. If you and another user use most of the same hashtags, there’s a good chance they’ll be suggested to you. However, this can be a tricky one because Hashtags are, in general, quite tricky.
The hashtags that both of you use must be niched enough for them to be suggested. Something like #Instagram isn’t enough for that. You’ll need something specific like #theBostonLakehouse for this to work.
So, let’s go back to your initial question: If someone searches for you on Instagram, will they appear in your suggested list? To answer your question, no, they won’t. Unless Instagram decides that there is a connection between the two accounts, they won’t be suggested.
In the end
As we end this blog, let us recap all we’ve discussed today.
Instagram is a large platform that cannot get away with misusing its users’ privacy so you can rest assured. If at any point, you feel like you don’t want to permit the platform, you can always decline. There are many ways in which Instagram determines who they should be suggesting to you. Some of them include your contact list, search history, and mutual friends.
However, their searching for you won’t result in them showing up in your suggestions unless your accounts are already connected in some other way.
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