Safety, built in.
Tools to control who reaches you, a way to report what gets through anyway, and tighter defaults for teen accounts.
Tools you control
Block
A blocked account cannot message you, see your content, or find you in search, and it is never told.
Mute
Mute an account or a conversation and it stays out of your feed and notifications, without unfollowing.
Restrict
Their replies are hidden from everyone else unless you approve them, and they cannot tell.
Reply and mention controls
Decide who can reply to each post and who can mention you, from everyone to only the people you follow.
Muted words
Add any word, phrase, or topic and it stays out of your feeds and notifications, permanently or for a set time.
Report
Report any post, profile, or message in a few taps. The account you report is never told who reported it.
How reporting works
Reporting is confidential. The account you report is never told who reported it.
You report
Use the report option on any post, profile, or message, or the report form on this site. Pick the reason that fits so it reaches the right queue.
We review
We review it against the Community Guidelines. Safety reports are triaged within 24 hours, ahead of everything else.
We act
If it breaks the rules we remove it and act on the account. You get a notification with what we did and which rule it broke.
You can appeal
If we act on your content or account, you can appeal from the notification or the lock screen. We look at it again with fresh eyes.
We act fastest on the most serious harms. Consistent with the TAKE IT DOWN Act, if an intimate image of you (including AI-generated imagery) is shared without your consent, you can request removal and we remove valid reports within 48 hours. Child sexual abuse or exploitation is met with zero tolerance: we remove it, preserve evidence, and refer it to NCMEC and law enforcement. Read the full rules in our Community Guidelines.
Protecting teens and families
Accounts for teens start with stricter privacy and safety defaults, including limits on who can contact them and what content is shown. Some protections cannot be loosened below a safe baseline.
Safer defaults
Under-18 accounts are flagged automatically from the birth date at signup, and start with tighter settings.
Parental supervision
A parent or guardian can link to a teen's account to see high-level activity and agree on limits together.
Restricted mode
Filters out mature or sensitive content across the app for anyone who wants a calmer experience.
Time and well-being
Screen-time limits and quiet hours, with nothing engineered to pull you back in.
Secure your account
- Turn on two-factor authentication with an authenticator app, and save your backup codes.
- Review and end active sessions, and get an email when your account is used from a new device.
- We will never ask for your password by message. Treat any such request as a scam.
Your privacy controls
- Make your account protected so only approved followers see your posts.
- Choose who can message you and who can reply to or mention you.
- Mute any word or phrase, and download your posts, bookmarks and follows from settings.
If you or someone you know needs help
If someone is in immediate danger, contact your local emergency services right away. In the United States, you can reach the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline any time by calling or texting 988.
Law enforcement and legal requests
We respond to valid legal process and emergency requests from law enforcement. We require proper legal authority for every request, and we notify affected users where the law allows it. Submit requests and preservation notices through our report form, and see our Privacy Policy for how we handle data.
Need to report something?
In urgent cases, contact local emergency services first, then tell us.