Many users of social networks have thought about how to maintain anonymity online and not give out their personal data. Initially, the developers of the applications did not include the anonymity function, as if urging users to become more open.

Now there is a lot of debate about the fact that anonymity generates aggression in social networks, so more and more popular global social networks and apps are trying to make the conditions for users as open as possible. However, most people prefer to stay "in the shadows."

General recommendations to keep anonymity in your Instagram account

• Do not attach a phone number, email, or other accounts to your profile.
• Disable all permissions for applications: geolocation, microphone, camera, memory access. Disable auto-updates (especially from Apple).
• "Clean up" personal data directly — remove all personal information, mentions of family, friends, and locations from social networks.
• Do not display the same photos on all social accounts.

Why do people want to anonymously watch Instagram?

• Most of them are really those who follow their exes.
• There are also those who do not want their current girls/guys to find out that they are watching stories of mutual friends and acquaintances of the opposite sex.
• The next category is those who view the accounts of “stars” and famous people.
• Some of the users simply don't have Instagram. Therefore, they subscribe to updates and receive all the information they need in the “cart" without registering an account.
• Some people want to watch the stories of other people and their accounts to "protect" their Explore section from unwanted information. So that after viewing, for example, a not very informative blogger, his publications do not appear in Explore

How to watch stories anonymously?

This method is very convenient and in demand, since it is also not tied to the operating system of devices. You do not need to install additional programs or enter your data there.

• You just need to open a browser.
• Go to the Mystoriesviewer.com site, for example.
• Insert a link to the profile you are interested in.

After entering the link to the Instagram user's profile, you will see a list of all their stories and will be able to view and download them anonymously.

How to view account posts anonymously

There are also a number of ways to anonymously review pages on the social network: both through the computer and through a phone.

The first option is suitable only if you know the nickname of the person whose profile you want to see.

To implement this method, enter https://www.instagram.com/nickname in the address bar of the browser. You need to be sure that you're not logged into Instagram in this browser.

This can be done both on a mobile device and on a PC. The "Nickname" here is the username of the user on Instagram. Below you can see what happens without authorization.

Unfortunately, there is one "but" — with this method, you can't view the publications of a closed page on Instagram.

How to watch a live stream anonymously on Instagram

In order not to betray your presence when watching a live broadcast, it is necessary not to engage in any activity after entering the live broadcast. If you do not leave comments, put likes, and react to the broadcast, you will most likely be able to maintain your anonymity.

The user who is broadcasting can only find out the number of viewers without specific information about who exactly is currently connected to the broadcast. As a result, the name of the viewer is highlighted only at the moment of joining the live broadcast, when leaving comments, or when performing any other activity.

The easiest way to maintain anonymity using the method described above is if more than 50 people view and actively comment on the broadcast. Your nickname with the inscription "Joined the broadcast" will simply get lost among all the comments.