Instagram unveil new tools to protect from online abuse
Premier League footballers and other sporting stars have revealed widespread racist, sexist and other abuse sent to them on the platform.
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Premier League footballers and other sporting stars have revealed widespread racist, sexist and other abuse sent to them on the platform.
Instagram unveil new tools to protect yourself from online abuse. (PA) Instagram users will be given new tools to help protect themselves from online abuse, the social media platform has announced. Users of the Facebook-owned app will able to filter out abusive messages and comments they receive as part of a new update. Similar to muting words on Twitter, the new tool will enable users to build a list of offensive terms. Messages containing the words will then be automatically filtered away. Premier League footballers and other sporting stars have revealed widespread racist, sexist...
Charlotte Edwards, Digital Technology and Science Reporter 21 Apr 2021, 11:22 Updated: 21 Apr 2021, 11:44 INSTAGRAM is bringing out a new tool that will filter out abusive messages on the platform. The feature has mostly been designed for celebrities and high profile figures but can be used by anyone. 2 The new feature is called Hidden WordsCredit: Instagram It will automatically block DMs that it deems abusive so the person they're intended for never has to read the abuse. The message filter feature will be under a new section called “Hidden Words.” Hidden Words will appear as a sectio...
Nancy Flood-Golembeck: So this is love By Nancy Flood-Golembeck During my years of teaching elementary students, I was amazed and amused at the importance they placed on Valentine’s Day. The anticipation began on the first day of February and increased for the next two weeks. When the big day finally arrived, they delighted in delivering their cards to each other’s “mailboxes,” and when it was time to open them, each word of the little dollar-store valentines was read with the attentiveness one might give to a Shakespeare sonnet. And then there was the all-important signature on th...