Instagram stalking can be dangerous, same as helping

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Instagram stalking is the way to find out the truth

Sometimes we get so deep into the person next to us that we can no longer see the truth. We blindly go through life with him, suspecting nothing, because when we get the opportunity to follow a loved one anonymously, we can be very surprised by what we see.

Of course, besides the fact that stalking on Instagram can be dangerous, it can also be beneficial. That's why we publish these stories here.

“I had a girlfriend who was not active in social networks, but she often sat on Instagram, constantly watching different videos there. I went in every day and watched which video she liked, what she added to her favorites and, of course, noticed when she began to like videos during working hours that she had not appeared before. These were short films and videos about art house cinema. She's never been into this before. Then I looked at the profiles of her colleagues. It turned out that one guy who recently came to work for them, just in this area. I often visited his page and after a while, I saw a photo of him from some café, on which I recognized her purse. Then there's a photo of her hand holding popcorn at the cinema, and then a view from the windows of her house. She told me that she was dating friends or was not feeling well. I showed her these photos, she said that these were other cases or that he was there too, but she forgot to tell me, and some other excuses. But then she confessed. We broke up.”

Was it possible to find out the truth without anonymously watching Instagram? Especially the posts and stories of the participants of this action on Instagram? No. After all, if the main character had revealed his identity earlier than it was necessary, then most likely, the couple who hid their relationship built on infidelity would have changed the tactics of meetings and would have stopped sharing such content altogether.

And the main character would have remained in the dark for a very long time, perhaps even would have proposed to the wrong girl.

Don't underestimate Instagram stalking.

Instagram stalking can be evil

"An unknown man with different Instagram profiles began to send messages to me on Instagram. Often these were things of a sexual nature, moreover, he did not hesitate to write them not only to me in private messages, but also in his posts. In his fantasies, he was not shy at all — he wanted to wash himself from what he read. I blocked him, he started a new page, found me everywhere. I started gradually learning to hide information on my Instagram page, actively complained to Instagram support — they even deleted several of its pages. I am still afraid that he will find me in real life."

How to protect yourself from an Instagram stalker?

Be careful on social media

Remove the stalker from friends (even better to blacklist) in all social networks and make all possible information private. Make private messages available only to friends. You will also have to give up geotags, photos that clearly reveal your location, and joyful posts about upcoming trips.

Don't add everybody

Carefully review applications to friends or followers — add only well-known people. A stalker can hide under the guise of a flower shop or a foreigner with a large number of followers (yes, they can be screwed).

Don't flash on other user's photos

Pay close attention to the marks on other people's photos — either ask them not to use your photo at all, or immediately delete the mark.

Change passwords

Yes, it's easy to hack you, if the password turns out to be unreliable — change them more often and make them as complex as possible. Especially if we are talking about an ex-partner who can just guess that you have encoded the name of the deceased dog and the date of his birth. Enable two-factor authentication in social networks (this is when you need to confirm the login not only with a password but also with a code that comes via SMS).