diff --git a/app/controllers/comments_controller.rb b/app/controllers/comments_controller.rb
index 046a8e5d..9c9325c6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/comments_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/comments_controller.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 class CommentsController < ApplicationController
   before_action :set_comment, only: %i[ show edit update destroy ]
+  before_action :is_an_authorized_user, only: [:create]
 
   # GET /comments or /comments.json
   def index
@@ -67,4 +68,11 @@ def set_comment
     def comment_params
       params.require(:comment).permit(:author_id, :photo_id, :body)
     end
+
+    def is_an_authorized_user
+      @photo = Photo.find(params.fetch(:comment).fetch(:photo_id))
+      if current_user != @photo.owner && @photo.owner.private? && !current_user.leaders.include?(@photo.owner)
+        redirect_back fallback_location: root_url, alert: "Not authorized"
+      end
+    end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/photos_controller.rb b/app/controllers/photos_controller.rb
index 78e53163..b8fe34db 100644
--- a/app/controllers/photos_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/photos_controller.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 class PhotosController < ApplicationController
   before_action :set_photo, only: %i[ show edit update destroy ]
+  before_action :ensure_current_user_is_owner, only: [:destroy, :update, :edit]
 
   # GET /photos or /photos.json
   def index
@@ -63,6 +64,12 @@ def set_photo
       @photo = Photo.find(params[:id])
     end
 
+    def ensure_current_user_is_owner
+      if current_user != @photo.owner
+        redirect_back fallback_location: root_url, alert: "You're not authorized for that."
+      end
+    end
+
     # Only allow a list of trusted parameters through.
     def photo_params
       params.require(:photo).permit(:image, :comments_count, :likes_count, :caption, :owner_id)
diff --git a/app/models/comment.rb b/app/models/comment.rb
index 14a8eb00..bc318e2c 100644
--- a/app/models/comment.rb
+++ b/app/models/comment.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@
 class Comment < ApplicationRecord
   belongs_to :author, class_name: "User", counter_cache: true
   belongs_to :photo, counter_cache: true
-
+  has_one :owner, through: :photo
   validates :body, presence: true
 end
diff --git a/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb b/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb
index a7ee4c56..f5e69b8d 100644
--- a/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
       <p><%= comment.body %></p>
     </div>
     <div>
+    <% if current_user == comment.author%>
       <%= link_to edit_comment_path(comment), class: "btn btn-link btn-sm text-muted" do %>
         <i class="fas fa-edit fa-fw"></i>
       <% end %>
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
       <%= link_to comment, data: { turbo_method: :delete }, class: "btn btn-link btn-sm text-muted" do %>
         <i class="fas fa-trash fa-fw"></i>
       <% end %>
+      <%end%>
     </div>
   </div>
 </li>
diff --git a/app/views/photos/_photo.html.erb b/app/views/photos/_photo.html.erb
index f0de50b8..fc2b4cfb 100644
--- a/app/views/photos/_photo.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/photos/_photo.html.erb
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     </h2>
 
     <div>
+      <%if current_user == photo.owner%>
       <%= link_to edit_photo_path(photo), class: "btn btn-link btn-sm text-muted" do %>
         <i class="fas fa-edit fa-fw"></i>
       <% end %>
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
       <%= link_to photo, data: { turbo_method: :delete }, class: "btn btn-link btn-sm text-muted" do %>
         <i class="fas fa-trash fa-fw"></i>
       <% end %>
+      <%end%>
     </div>
   </div>
 
diff --git a/app/views/users/_user.html.erb b/app/views/users/_user.html.erb
index 669ec171..17f72bd7 100644
--- a/app/views/users/_user.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/_user.html.erb
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
       </div>
 
       <div class="col">
+      <% if current_user == user%>
+
         <%=
           link_to "#",
             data: { 
@@ -64,6 +66,8 @@
           pending
 
         <% end %>
+       <% end %>
+
       </div>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/app/views/users/show.html.erb b/app/views/users/show.html.erb
index 5656d7d5..7bb9936d 100644
--- a/app/views/users/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/show.html.erb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   </div>
 </div>
 
+<% if current_user == @user || !@user.private? || current_user.leaders.include?(@user) %>
 <div class="row mb-2">
   <div class="col-md-6 offset-md-3">
     <%= render "users/profile_nav", user: @user %>
@@ -17,3 +18,4 @@
     </div>
   </div>
 <% end %>
+<%end%>
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 47050a54..c455b833 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 
   devise_for :users
   
-  resources :comments
-  resources :follow_requests
-  resources :likes
-  resources :photos
+  resources :comments, except: [:index, :show, :new]
+  resources :follow_requests, except: [:index, :show, :new, :edit]
+  resources :likes, only: [:create, :destroy]
+  resources :photos, except: [:index]
 
   get ":username" => "users#show", as: :user
   get ":username/liked" => "users#liked", as: :liked
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
   get ":username/discover" => "users#discover", as: :discover
   get ":username/followers" => "users#followers", as: :followers
   get ":username/following" => "users#following", as: :following
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end