You can't truly "unsee" a viewed Facebook story, but you can make it so the poster doesn't know you saw it by blocking them temporarily, or stop seeing future stories by muting them, or hide your own story from specific people in your privacy settings. For accidental views, temporarily blocking someone (wait 24 hours, then unblock) removes your view, or use airplane mode before viewing to prevent your name from showing up at all.
There is a method to go anonymous even after viewing Facebook stories. That is to block the user after viewing the story. Once you block that particular user, your name will appear in the "Others" viewer list, and the person won't be able to see your name.
When you mute a story from a person or page, their story will no longer appear at the top of your Feed. Only you can see when you mute or unmute someone's story.
You might wonder: is there a way to unview someone's story on Instagram? Here's the thing—Instagram doesn't allow users to 'unview' stories in the traditional sense. Once you've viewed a story, that action is recorded and visible to the person who posted it.
Although you can't go back in time and remove your view from someone's Instagram story, you may still take control of the case. The story itself will disappear in a day, or you can use the above strategies. Muting stories from this account is a smart move if you wish to stay away from them in the future.
Mute someone's story
At the top of feed, tap and hold the profile picture of the person whose story you'd like to mute. Select Mute, then tap Mute stories.
Watch Anonymously
Once you've accessed the story through a Facebook Story Viewer, you can watch the story without logging into your Facebook account. Since these tools don't use your account, Facebook won't register your profile as a viewer. As a result, the user posting the story won't know you've viewed it.
Tap Viewers in the bottom left of any photo or video in your story to see who has viewed your story. If you don't see this, no one has viewed your story yet.
No, Facebook doesn't tell people that you've seen their profile.
When you see someone's story, they'll be able to tell that you've seen it.
No, Instagram does not notify you when someone screenshots your regular story, feed post, or reel; however, it does alert you if someone screenshots a disappearing photo or video sent in a direct message (DM), indicated by a starburst icon in the chat. While third-party apps claim to detect story screenshots, they are unreliable and risky, so the only way to be truly sure is to use privacy features like "Close Friends" or a private account to limit who sees your content, according to this blog and this blog.
Switch To Airplane Mode
After the story appears, turn on the Airplane mode on your device to disable the internet connection. Now, tap on the user's story and view it as you usually would. After viewing the story, close the Instagram app and turn off the Airplane mode.
You can view public Instagram stories without the account owner knowing, as long as the profile is public. Third-party web tools get the content for you without connecting it to your Instagram account, so your view does not appear on the owner's list.
If you've viewed a story you don't want the original poster to know about, you can block that person for 24 hours or view their story in airplane mode.
The "Others" viewers can be those who viewed your Facebook story but are not friends with your Facebook, such as your followers or random strangers. For instance, if you notice "Others 1," it means there is 1 person who viewed your story, and he or she is not in your friend list on Facebook.
Deactivate your Instagram account
When you hit the deactivate button, it's like you don't exist anymore on the app, and won't show up on anyone's story views either. This is a great way to go undetected after viewing someone's Instagram story without having to block them.