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These features include the ability for people to limit comments and DM (direct message) requests during spikes of increased attention

The Facebook-owned messaging app has rolled out new features to protect people from abuse on Instagram.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 11 — It seems like hardly a day goes by without some new feature arriving on one of the social networks. Twitter and Instagram, in particular, are upping the ante as they unveil new tests and launch their latest features. Between the expanded features of Spaces on Twitter and...

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URL copied Instagram users will soon be able to post using laptop browser. Instagram is reportedly working on an update to its desktop website that will allow users to create posts from there as well. The update brings the post creator to the web version of Instagram -- which was previously only available on the mobile Instagram website besides the official app, 9To5Google, citing developer and app analyst Alessandro Paluzzi, reported. Paluzzi managed to enable the new option on his p...

Besides this, Instagram users can now block as many people as they like on the platform. Also, if a user blocks someone, they won't be notified, but any comments they have posted before blocking them won't be removed. And, users would need to do that manually.  

Highlights The company has announced a "small global test" that will present users with these options and it also revealed that it was also "working on a similar experience" for Facebook. Last year, the social media platform ran a test to hide `like` counts on posts in seven different countries and announced in November that it was expanding the test globally. Facebook also initially tested hiding the public-like count in 2019. The test hid public like, reactions, and video view counts. Faceboo...

Highlights The Facebook-owned platform said that it was blocking adults from sending Direct Messages to any teenager that does not follow them. From now onwards, Instagram will start warning teens to be cautious while they talk to adults they are already in contact with on the platform. Instagram will also restrict adults who have been exhibiting potentially suspicious behaviour from seeing new minor’s accounts in Suggested Users, Reels or Explore. In order to keep a check on the content an...

Published: March 8, 2021 10:41 AM IST Instagram is soon expected to get a new feature, which will bring audio-based chats to the photo-sharing app. This essentially means that a Clubhouse clone by Instagram is on the cards. Also Read - Discord has released a new audio chat feature similar to Clubhouse The new rumour is the Facebook-owned app’s attempt to take advantage of the exponentially growing fame of the Clubhouse app. H...