How to Delete a Follow Request on Instagram

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When you make an account on Instagram, you have the ability to make your account private or stay public. Going private means that only people who follow you can see your posts. People can only follow you if you accept their follow request. If you get a request from someone who you do not want to follow you, you can decline the request easily.

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    This will take you to the list of people who have requested to follow you.
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    If you want to accept the follow request , click the check mark or Confirm . That's it!
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    How long do "follow requests" stay active?
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    If they stop the request, delete their account, or block you it will go away. But otherwise it will remain active until you accept or decline it.
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    When I hit delete to not follow, it won't go away.
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    Just ignore it. No one can follow you unless you hit the "approve" button. You could also block them if you want.
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    What does it look like when you delete the other follow request on their side?
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    Unless you block them, which will completely hide your profile from them, it will just show a message saying the profile is private, and they can send another follow request. They will not receive a notification either way.
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