Use These Tips to Have Full Control Over Instagram Ads

Advertisements are notorious for being the necessary evil. Necessary for apps and websites, and bad for consumers. Blocking them completely is never a good idea and does more harm than good to these organizations. But what you could do is at least customize it according to your needs and requirements. One of those apps that we turn our attention to is Instagram. In this image sharing platform, you can see ads in your Feeds and stories section. They appear in the form of sponsored publications. In this guide, we will detail the steps to allow you to have full control over these Instagram ads. Let's start with this guide. Similarly, to manage Facebook ads, here is your reference guide.

Tips for controlling Instagram ads

Instagram ads, aka sponsored posts, appear on your feeds as well as on stories. In this guide, we will detail the steps for managing ads in these two sections. You can even act on the ads you've already seen. That said, here are some tips for controlling Instagram ads.

While browsing streams

As you browse your Instagram feed, you may notice several sponsored posts. If you've found that someone isn't right for you, here's what you can do. Also take a look at some of the useful Instagram tips and tricks.

1. Inside of Instagram app, tap the overflow menu next to this sponsored message.
2. You now have the choice between two options Hide ad or Report ad. From now on, the first option simply hides all associated ads from your feeds. You must also choose the reason why this ad is hidden. The three options are: it is irrelevant, I see it too often or it is inappropriate.
3. However, if you want the ad to display violent or offensive content, consider reports he. it could also help other Instagram users. There are five different options to choose from in this case, as shown in the image below.

That’s it. These are the tips for having full control over Instagram ads when browsing your feeds. However, to control sponsored posts in the Story section of Instagram, just tap on the overflow menu and select the desired option, i.e. Hide ad or Report ad.

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Control previously viewed Instagram ads

So far, we have discussed tips for having full control over the ads that you will witness in the near future. But what if you want to take action on an ad you recently viewed but don't know the steps at that time? Well, in this case, that's what you could do. On the other hand, you can now also add multiple images to a single Instagram story.

1. Open the Instagram and go to your profile.
2. Press the hamburger menu and select settings in the menu.
3. Then press Ads > Advertising activity.
4. This will take you to the recently viewed Story and Feeds ads.
5. The steps to follow now will be similar to what we discussed above, i.e. press the overflow menu and select Hide ad or Report ad.

That’s it. With that, we conclude this guide on how to control your Instagram ads appearing in your Feeds and Stories section. Let us know if you're having trouble performing the above steps.

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