The internet and social media have changed the meaning of the term story. While the stories we read and listen to are pretty different from those we view on social media platforms like Snapchat, something still remains the same between the two homonyms: both engage us in their own ways. And when it comes to Snapchat stories, they hold a special place in the social media world. After all, Snapchat is where the concept of stories was born in its modern sense. But you don’t need to know this fact to realize the uniqueness of Snapchat stories, do you?
Stories on Snapchat are a fun, engaging, and very convenient way to share your daily updates with your friends and the world.
Besides allowing us to share multiple snaps with everyone at once in a dedicated place on the app, stories also serve a greater purpose- to increase engagement. Everyone loves watching stories nowadays, so more people can easily see and interact with your stories.
However, you might not always want to interact with those who watch your stories. Or, you might not want to interact with just some specific people who view your stories. One way to do that is to stop people from replying to your Snapchat story. But is it really possible?
Read on as we discover the available privacy settings of Snapchat stories and find a way to stop people from replying to your Snapchat story.
Can You Stop People from Replying on Your Snapchat Story?
To say the least, Snapchat is a unique social media platform. Rules that apply to the rest of the social media world don’t seem to fit here on Snapchat. Things that are a norm in other social media platforms are often not found anywhere on Snapchat.
The snapping-and-chatting platform has several unique features that are only found here and nowhere else, but the same is true the other way around. Snapchatters who have just started using the app often find it surprising to realize the lack of many basic features.
So, if we tell you that Snapchat doesn’t provide any option to stop people from replying to your stories, you shouldn’t be surprised at all. It is no wonder.
There is no option to disable story replies on Snapchat. If someone can see your story, they can also reply to it. So, if you are looking to post stories without allowing anyone to reply to them, it’s high time you stopped looking, as there is no way to do that.
However, we didn’t say you cannot do anything about it. True, you cannot directly stop everyone from replying to your story. But you CAN stop some people. Keep reading to know more.
How to Stop People from Replying on Your Snapchat Story
There are a few ways to stop some people from replying to your Snapchat story. By fidgeting with some privacy settings of your Snapchat account, you can achieve your purpose partially.
Here are three ways to stop some people from replying to your Snapchat story.
#1: Stop non-friends from replying to your stories
We previously mentioned that whoever can see your story can send a reply. Although this is true generally, you can toggle the privacy settings of your account and your stories to prevent non-friend Snapchatters from replying to your story while allowing them to see and share it.
In other words, you can prevent non-friends from replying to your story but allow them to see it. Here’s how:
Step 1: Open Snapchat and tap on your bitmoji icon at the upper-left corner of the Camera tab.
Step 2: As you land on your profile screen, tap on the Settings icon at the top-right corner and scroll down to the Privacy Control subhead of the Settings page.
Step 3: Tap on Contact Me and select Friends. Tap on OK to confirm.
Step 4: Now, staying in the Privacy Control section, select the option View My Story.
Step 5: Tap on Everyone.
This way, everyone will be able to see your story, but only your friends will be able to reply.
#2: Stop specific people from viewing your story
While you can prevent non-friends from replying to your stories, you cannot stop your friends from replying if they can see your story. In this case, you can only stop some friends from replying, and that too by preventing them from seeing your story in the first place.
You can hide your story from some friends by changing your story privacy settings.
To change who can view your story, go to the Privacy Control section of the Settings page, as we have described in the previous section. There, select View My Story→Custom. Choose the friends you want to prevent from seeing your story. After selecting the desired friends, tap on Block.
That’s it. Your story will get hidden from the selected friends.
#3: Create a private story
You can create a private story to let only specific friends view your story. Here’s how to create a new private story on Snapchat:
Step 1: Open the app and go to your profile screen.
Step 2: Scroll down to the My Stories section and tap on the +New Story button.
Step 3: You will see two options: New Private Story and New Shared Story. Select the first option, New Private Story.
Step 4: Choose the friends you want to share your story with.
Step 5: Tap on Create Story. Write a name for your private story and tap on Save.
You can then choose to share your snap to this private story whenever you like.
Summing up
If you want to stop people from replying to your Snapchat story, you are a little out of luck as there is no such option on Snapchat that allows you to turn off story replies.
However, you can disable story replies for people who are not your friends. But if you want to prevent a friend from replying to your stories, you need to block them from viewing your stories. Depending on your requirements, you can resort to the method that suits you.
So, which of the three methods are you trying first? Tell us in the comments. If you want to know about more such topics, keep reading our blogs.
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