Man could be a social animal; this statement is created by the good Greek philosopher Aristotle. He accustomed say that like all other creatures, kinsmen are social animals who need the love and support of society
We all use social media nowadays, maybe not all people, but yes many, to attach with our loved ones but also to remain updated on what’s occurring around us?
Everything has its two sides, positive and negative! , so is social media. The risks of using social media are
1) Fraud
2) Your child seeing offensive images and messages
3) The presence of strangers who may be there to ‘groom’ other members
4) Invasion of privacy
5) Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying has become very easy in today’s date which isn’t good for anyone. Its effects include depression, low self-esteem, stress, anxiety, and various psychological state issues.
So, that’s why Instagram has come up for rescue to its users by introducing a brand-new feature i.e., the Anti-abuse feature. This feature will enable users to safeguard themselves from cyberbullying.
The new feature of Instagram limits the comments and direct messages requests. It’ll issue stronger warnings if someone tries to post an offensive comment. To protect yourself from unknown people or folks that don’t follow you or who have recently become your follower, you’ll be able to hide your comments and DM ( Direct Message) request automatically with the assistance of the ‘Limits’ feature. You’ll enable this feature in your privacy settings.
With the assistance of the ‘Hidden Words’ feature, which is already there within the application you’ll be able to filter offensive words, phrases, and emojis into a hidden folder that you simply can open whenever you wish to. This can also filter spam requests automatically. As of now, this feature is offered for under some countries, but it’ll be made available to the globe by the top of the month.
It has upgraded the list of a possible potential list of offensive words, emojis, and hashtags that gets filtered. Those that were involved in posting offensive comments are warned a few million times a day on average by the corporate. As a result of which about 50% turned to be changed or deleted after the warnings.
Thanks to Instagram for all this new Anti-abuse feature. This will be of great relief to all or any Instagram users.
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