What Does User Not Found Mean On Instagram?
A User Not Found message on Instagram typically means the profile you're attempting to view either no longer exists or is no longer available. This can mean one of four things:
The account is temporarily deactivated. This is not permanent and is likely something that the account owner did themselves. By deactivating their account, they hid their profile from being found by other users. They also hid their likes, their comments, and their posts.
The account is deleted. This is permanent and is also likely something that the account owner did themselves. By deleting their account, they wiped any activity they did using that profile off of Instagram, including likes, comments, and posts.
The account has been banned. Whether this is permanent or not depends on how many times the user violated Instagram's terms of service and also depends on what rules they violated. It is up to Instagram when the profile can be made available again. Some bans are temporary and only last up to 24 hours, others can be forever.
The account has blocked you. This is not permanent and is another thing that the account owner likely did themselves. By blocking you, they hid their profile from being found by your profile, and also hid their likes, their comments, and their posts from being viewed by you. They can unblock you any time they want, or keep you blocked forever.
In any of these cases, it is up to the account owner to make their profile available again. If you aren't the account owner, then it will be impossible for you to access the profile in question. Feel free to ask us any other questions about Instagram in the comments below!
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