Instagram has become known for taking what’s working at its competitors and tacking on a version of those features to its app. It may now find itself in the reverse position—with its rivals wanting to mimic a number of newly added features to combat harassment.
The app on Wednesday said its new Limits function would allow users to automatically block comments and direct-message requests from people who have recently followed them or have never followed them. Adam Mosseri, the head of Facebook-owned Instagram, said the software was largely intended to help influencers or other people with large followings stop abuse. “Our research shows that a lot of negativity toward public figures comes from people who don’t actually follow them,” Mosseri wrote in a blog post. Additionally, Instagram said it would add stronger pop-up warnings to users who try to post comments that the app flags as offensive, warning them their account could be deleted. The company says such warnings prevent people from posting those comments about half the time.
Mosseri also pointed to another feature announced in April, something called Hidden Words. It lets users filter out direct messages containing words, phrases or emojis they find problematic.
A number of other social media networks would benefit from adding similar tools to their platforms. Any site that easily allows strangers or acquaintances to follow a user leaves itself open to such abuse. Twitter is the most obvious example, with abuse often...
Read Full Story: https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2021/08/11/finally-some-instagram-features-other-social-networks-should-copy/
Your content is great. However, if any of the content contained herein violates any rights of yours, including those of copyright, please contact us immediately by e-mail at media[@]kissrpr.com.
