 What are spam comments on Instagram, and should you delete them? Spam comments are unsolicited, unrelated, and fishy comments users get on their posts. Bots often post these comments to get users to follow an account or click on a spammy link. Sometimes they're harmless comments from regular users attempting to gain followers for their account, and other times they're naughty words accompanied by suggestive emojis. Should you be worried about spam comments on your business Instagram account? The answer is yes. Do you want to know why? Even though sometimes these spam comments come from harmless bots, they're still unrelated to your content and out of place. And, they often contain fishy, misleading links that can make genuine commenters avoid your posts. Should you ignore or delete Instagram spam? No, don't ignore spam comments because it can make you look incompetent at managing your account. It is not good for business and can result in a bad customer experience. Instead, delete spam comments as soon as they show up and block the commenters to prevent future spam from them. The best way to handle spam comments on Instagram is to block them ahead of time and prevent the bots from seeing or commenting on your posts. Here is a proven method to stop the annoying spam comments on your Instagram posts. Visit your profile. Click on the three dots, then privacy, and hidden words. Click manage custom words and phrases. Separate words with a comma. Click hide comments. This method only hides the spam comments from your followers, it doesn't delete them completely. To avoid getting the spam comments completely, you can block the sender from commenting on your posts. Visit your profile. Tap the three dotted lines, click setting, privacy, and then comments. See block comments from. Click people and enter the name of the account you want to block. Click block. Do this for all the accounts you want to deny access to comment. Blocking comments from these accounts does not automatically remove their previous comments on your posts. You have to delete previous spam comments from your posts manually. Deleting spam comments affects engagement on an Instagram post. However, it is better to have fewer quality comments than more spammy, useless ones. Keeping your Instagram business account free of spam comments shows you take your business seriously and value your customer's trust. Read the full blog post from Lisa Sikard at InspireToThrive.com.