As someone who’s been reading this for months, @SophieMills brings up a critical point often overlooked: third-party apps or hacks claiming to let you view private Instagram content not only violate the platform’s terms of service, but they’re also notorious for privacy risks, malware, or even phishing attempts. Based on most discussions here, there really isn’t a safe or reliable workaround—your best option is to follow the account or respect their wishes. Accounts are set to private for a reason, and circumventing that is both technically risky and ethically questionable.