How to stop instagram stories from posting on facebook

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Updated on September 22, 2022

What to Know

• In either the Instagram app or the Facebook app, go to Settings > Accounts Center > Accounts & profiles.
• Choose an account and tap Remove. If both accounts share the same password, you must change one of them.
• To limit interaction between Instagram and Facebook, go to Accounts Center > tap Sharing Across Profiles.

This article explains how to unlink your Facebook account from your Instagram account. You can also limit the activity between the two accounts without unlinking them completely.

How to Unlink Instagram and Facebook From the Instagram App

Here's how to disconnect Facebook from your Instagram account using the Instagram app for iOS and Android:

1. In the lower-right corner, tap your profile icon.

2. In the upper-right corner, tap the Menu icon (three lines).

3. Tap Settings.

4. Scroll down and tap Accounts Center.
   

5. Tap Accounts.

6. Select the account you want to remove and tap Remove.
   

7. When the confirmation message appears, tap Continue. If both accounts share the same login password, you will be required to change one of the passwords.
   

To unlink your accounts on the Instagram website, tap your profile > Settings > Accounts Center > Accounts. Locate your account and select Remove.

How to Unlink Facebook and Instagram From the Facebook App

Here's how to disconnect Instagram from your Facebook account using the Facebook app for iOS and Android:

1. Tap Menu (three lines).

2. Tap the Settings gear (Android) or Settings & Privacy > Settings (iOS).

3. Scroll down and tap Accounts Center.

4. Tap Accounts.

5. Select the account you want to remove and tap Remove.

6. When the confirmation message appears, tap Continue. If both accounts share the same login password, you will be required to change one of the passwords.

Limit Your Instagram-Facebook Interaction

If you want to keep some Instagram-Facebook connection, there are customization options. For example, you can stop sharing your posts automatically.

In either the Instagram app or the Facebook app, go to the Accounts Center and tap Sharing Across Profiles. Choose your profile, then use the sliders to turn Automatically Share on or off for your posts or story.

Tap Logging in with accounts to choose whether you want to share all logins and manage advanced login options.

FAQ

• How do I link Facebook to Instagram?

  To connect Instagram to Facebook, launch Instagram and tap your profile icon > Menu > Settings > Accounts Center. Tap Set up Accounts Center > Add Facebook account, and select your account. Tap Yes, finish Setup and follow the prompts.

• How do I share an Instagram post to Facebook?

  Your Facebook and Instagram accounts must be linked via the Accounts Center to share Instagram posts to Facebook. Create your Instagram post as usual, write your caption, and then tap the Facebook switch. You can opt to share posts to Facebook automatically or manually. Tap Share to share your post to Facebook and Instagram.

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Instagram has millions of users who take advantage of each of its functions, among the most popular the posting of stories, these in turn can be automatically shared with Facebook. But if you no longer want to share your Instagram stories with Facebook, this tutorial will explain how to stop sharing Instagram stories on Facebook?

1. Open the Instagram app and enter the access data, username and password.
2. Once in your account, go to the lower right corner and click on your profile picture . ( You can easily change your profile picture ).
3. Inside your profile, click on the three horizontal stripes which are in the upper right corner.
4. When a menu is displayed, select the option "Configuration" , which is at the bottom. 
5. In the "Settings" section, select the option "Confidentiality" .
6. In "Confidentiality", choose the option "Historical" .
7. Once in the "History" section you will see a series of options, go to the bottom of that section and look for the option "Share the story on Facebook" .
8. On the right side of the “Share story to Facebook” option, you will see a blue switch, which means that the option to automatically share stories with Facebook is enabled.
9. Move the switch to the left to deactivate the “Share story with Facebook” option; the switch should be gray.
10. Ready! your Instagram stories will no longer be shared on Facebook.

If you want to re-enable this option you have to move the switch to the right so that it is blue, once it is blue your stories will be automatically shared on Facebook. But you can also share Instagram stories on Facebook individually, that is, every time you upload a story.

How to share an Instagram story on Facebook individually?

In order to be able to share an Instagram story on Facebook individually or automatically, it is necessary to link Facebook and Instagram accounts ; Otherwise, you won't be able to share stories on both accounts. Here are the steps to share a story individually on Facebook:

• Create and post a story on Instagram. You can upload many photos in the same story .  
• Once the story is created, click on the option "Send to>" .
• In the new section you will see your story at the top and below will appear several options where you can share Instagram stories.
• In the "Stories" section, click on the option "Your story" .
• A pop-up window will appear with a message indicating whether you want to "share your story on Facebook every time you post or just once; You will also see two options "Share on Facebook always" or "Share once".
• Select "Share once" , by choosing this option, you will only share the stories on this occasion.
• Now click on the blue button "Share" on the right side of the "Your story" option.
• To finish, click on the blue button "Finished" .
• Your story will be published on your Instagram and Facebook accounts.

With these steps you can share an Instagram story to your Facebook account whenever you want, you will decide which story to share on both social networks, which you cannot do if you have the option to automatically share stories on Facebook enabled. .

Benefits of sharing Instagram stories on Facebook:

• If you have a business and are constantly posting stories on Instagram along with your promotions and new products, it is ideal that you share these posts on Facebook stories because you will reach a greater number of users .
• You can run contests to encourage users from both networks to participate.
• You can also take questionnaires on instagram stories and these will be reflected in your Facebook account and will know thus the opinion of your customers on both social networks.

Don't stop sharing the content of your Instagram stories on Facebook sometimes, because if you limit your stories to your Instagram followers only, the friends you have on your Facebook account will not be able to enjoy the interesting and funny content that you post frequently. . .