Did you recently saw a comment section that says, “Comments on this post have been limited” on Instagram?
If you did, you might be wondering why you saw the message.
More importantly, you might be wondering why you can’t comment on the post.
Either way, the main thing to note is that you’re not blocked by the person.
In this article, you’ll learn what “Comments on this post have been limited” means on Instagram, how to use it for your own posts, and other frequently asked questions.
As such, you won’t be surprised the next time you see the message in the comment section of a post.
Table of Contents
- What Does “Comments on this post have been limited” Mean on Instagram?
- How to choose who can comment on your Instagram posts
- How to prevent someone from commenting on Instagram
- Why can’t I comment on some Instagram posts?
- How do I comment on a limited post?
- Conclusion
What Does “Comments on this post have been limited” Mean on Instagram?
The message “Comments on this post has been limited” means that the user has controlled who can comment on their posts in their privacy settings.
Only a selected group of people such as their followers can comment on their posts.
The message “Comments on this post has been limited” means that the user has controlled who can comment on their posts.
This means that only a selected group of people (e.g. their followers) can comment on their posts.
Instead of turning off comments on their posts, they limited who can comment on them.
On Instagram, users are given the ability to control who can comment on their posts.
For example, if you don’t want people who are not following you to comment on your posts, you can change it in your settings.
On the other hand, you can turn off comments for a particular post if you don’t want people to comment on it.
The message “comments on this post has been limited” does not mean that you’re blocked on Instagram.
It just means that the user has limited their comments to a group of people.
If a user has limited their comments, it could be due to multiple reasons.
Firstly, they might want to prevent spam.
If the user is a well-known celebrity or a public figure, they might limit their comments to prevent spam.
Next, the user might want to reduce the number of negative comments.
Naturally, the more popular someone is, the more hate they’ll get.
So limiting their comments is a measure to mitigate negative comments.
Lastly, the user might want to filter out comments that are important to them (e.g. their followers).
In a nutshell, if you see the message “Comments on this post has been limited” in the comment section of a post, it means that the user has controlled who can comment on their posts from their settings.
How to choose who can comment on your Instagram posts
To choose who can comment on your Instagram posts, go to your profile > menu > Privacy > Comments > Allow Comments From > select one out of the four options.
Here is a step-by-step guide on how to do so:
- Go to your profile.
- Tap on the menu at the top-right hand corner of your profile.
- Go to Privacy.
- Tap on Comments.
- Go to “Allow Comments From”.
- Select one out of the four options.
There are four comment options where you can choose from.
You can either allow comments from everyone, people you follow and your followers, people you follow, or your followers.
Everyone – Everyone can comment on your posts.
People You Follow And Your Followers – Only people you follow and your followers can comment on your posts.
People You Follow – Only people you follow can comment on your posts.
Your Followers – Only people you follow you can comment on your posts.
If you allow comments from everyone, everyone can comment on your posts, whether they are following you or not.
By allowing comments from people you follow and your followers, people who follow you and people you follow can comment on your posts.
However, people that are not following you cannot comment on your posts.
Next, if you select “people you follow”, only people that you follow can comment on your posts.
Lastly, the option “your followers” only allows people that are following you to comment on your posts.
However, if you don’t want any comments at all on a particular post, you can do so by tapping on the “triple-dots” icon, then tapping on “Turn Off Commenting”.
This will prevent anyone from commenting on a specific post.
How to prevent someone from commenting on Instagram
To prevent someone from commenting on your Instagram post, you can restrict them.
Here’s how you can restrict someone on Instagram:
- Go to their profile.
- Tap on the triple-dots icon on the top-right hand corner of their profile.
- Select “Restrict”.
- Tap on “Dismiss”.
If you don’t want to restrict someone from their profile, you can do so via your comments.
When you restrict someone on Instagram, their comments will not be visible to others.
In other words, if they comment on your posts, their comment will only be visible to them and you.
By restricting someone, you also get the option to show their comment(s) or not.
If a user that you’ve restricted comments on your posts, you can either approve or delete it.
By approving the comment, it will be shown to others.
On the other hand, if you delete it, the comment will be removed.
Restricting someone is a better alternative to blocking someone as they still can find and view your profile.
You can unrestrict the person at any moment by visiting their profile.
Why can’t I comment on some Instagram posts?
If you can’t comment on some Instagram posts, the person has limited their comments to selected group(s) of people.
Thus, if you try to comment on their post, there will be a message that says, “Comments on this post has been limited”.
You can’t comment on some Instagram posts because some people have limited the comments on their posts from their settings.
There are four types of comment controls—Everyone, People You Follow and Your Followers, People You Follow, and Your Followers.
That being said, if you can’t comment on an Instagram post, it’s either because you’re not following the person, or they’re not following you.
To check if they’ve limited their comments to people that are following them, you can try following them.
If you are able to comment after following the person, then they’ve limited their comments to their followers.
However, if you still can’t comment, then they’ve limited their comments to people that they follow.
How do I comment on a limited post?
To comment on a limited post, you can try following the person first.
If the person limited their comments to their followers only, you will be able to comment on their posts if you’re following them.
If the person limited their comments to their followers only, you can only comment if you are following them.
So, in order to comment on their post, you can try following them first.
Once you followed them, you will be able to comment on their posts if they allowed their followers to comment.
However, if they restricted their comments only to the people that they’re following, you won’t be able to comment on their posts unless they follow you.
If that’s the case, there is no way that you can comment on their posts unless they follow you.
Conclusion
When you see that the comments on a post are limited, it means that the person has controlled who can comment on their posts.
A common misconception is that you’re blocked from commenting—which is not the case.
If someone limits their comments, it could be due to different reasons.
They might want to prevent spam, negative comments, trolls, etc.
However, limiting comments might prevent positive comments too.
At the end of the day, limiting comments comes with its advantages as well as disadvantages.
Further Reading
> What Is The “User not found” Error on Instagram?
> What Does “Active today” Mean on Instagram?
> How to Delete Messages on Snapchat That The Other Person Saved
Author: Lim How Wei is the founder of Followchain. Feel free to follow him on Instagram.
