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'block" individual users ted an h user's the comment nor the user's Facebook friends may view it. Manually hidden comments remain visible to the user who posted the comment and that user's friends, but other individuals viewing the page are unable to read or engage with the comment. 18. Typically, the user whose comment has been hidden or deleted does not receive notice of these moderation actions. 19. Banning and blocking. Page administrators may "ban" or "block" individual users from their pages. Banning a user prevents the user from commenting on or liking any content from the page, but it does not foreclose the user from continuing to access the page and its posts. Blocking a user, by contrast, prevents the user from accessing the page altogether while they are logged into Facebook: the user is no longer able to view the content posted to the page or even locate the page using Facebook's search function. THE INSTAGRAM PLATFORM3 20. Instagram, a subsidiary of parent company Meta, is a social media platform for visual content, allowing users to share photos and videos and respond to posts through likes or comments. 21. Users. An Instagram "user" is an individual or organization that has created an account on the platform. Each Instagram user creates a unique username, such as "@nihgov." Other Instagram users can locate an account by searching for the account's username on Instagram's website or mobile application to access the user's profile page. 22. Profiles. Each Instagram user has a unique webpage or "profile." Each user's profile displays the associated username as well as other information about the account, including 3 The parties agree that the Court may take judicial notice of the information published in the "Instagram Features," "Privacy, Safety, and Security," and "Policies and Reporting" guides available on Instagram's website, https://help.instagram.com/.