According to the latest reports, Instagram announced the launch of a new feature called Limits and Hidden Words. It is reported that this feature is designed to reduce hatred and abuse on popular posts. This update aims to protect its users, especially creators and public features, to avoid harassment, racism, homophobia and sexism in comments and DM requests.
Starting today, the new Limits feature will allow all users to hide comments and DM requests from users who have not followed them or have only recently started following them. Most importantly, if someone tries to post offensive content, the app will issue a stronger warning and stop posting immediately, instead of waiting for the offense again as before;
The creators also told us that they don’t want to shut down comments and information completely; they still want to listen to the community’s opinions and build these relationships, said Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, in a blog post. Limits allow you to hear long-term concerns. Your people’s messages, while restricting the contacts of people who may only access your account for you.
Instagram said they developed this feature after racist abuse appeared in the direct messages of British football players. Mosseri said: Our research shows that a lot of negative reviews of public figures come from people who don’t really follow them or people who have followed them recently. They are just a whim.
Another new feature is Hidden Words, which allows users to filter malicious information in DM. If a request contains any filter words selected by the user, then it will automatically be placed in a hidden folder, and you can choose to never open it–although it will not be completely deleted. After Facebook announced that it would make Instagram safer and more private for teenagers, this update will take effect today.
In addition, Facebook is also exploring the creation of a version of Instagram for children under 13 years old. They said that although this idea is still in its early stages, it has already attracted the attention of Democratic lawmakers, and they asked the company to elaborate on the specific working methods in view of Facebook’s failure to protect children in the past. However, the attorneys general of 44 states in the United States objected to this-“This is a dangerous idea, which puts the safety of our children at risk.
