It comes amid ongoing scrutiny of social media and how it handles abuse following the racist attacks on England footballers Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka after the Euro 2020 final.
Instagram introduces new tools to combat offensive comments, abuse - How it works - To help protect people when they experience abusive comments and DMs, the company has introduced 'Limits' - available to everyone globally.
Instagram's new feature Limits allows users to limit comments and DMs from non-followers and new followers, aiming to curb online harassment and abuse.