Users can choose how long the “Limits” function is activated. Image: courtesy of Instagram via ETX Daily Up
Instagram is not taking a break when it comes to enhancing its platform. The social network is continuing to unveil new features on a nearly daily basis. This time, the company is tackling cyberbullying by unveiling a new “Limits” feature and strengthening its warning policy. Will it be enough?
Faced with issues of cyberbullying on its platform, Instagram has already introduced several new features designed to better protect users, particularly young users.
Unveiled earlier this year in some regions, the “Hidden Words” feature, designed to allow users to automatically filter requests for direct messages containing words deemed abusive by a user, will now be deployed worldwide “by the end of this month,” said Instagram on Aug. 10.
‘Limits’ for abusive messages
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The online platform is charging ahead in this regard by also proposing a new feature called “Limits.” This new option will automatically hide “comments and DM requests from people who do not follow you, or who only recently followed you,” said Instagram.
A way to avoid the torrents of hate that some unlucky users, often public figures, can sometimes experience, for instance being bombarded by hundreds of negative and even racist comments as was the case during Euro 2020 for three of the English players.
