Instagram says it’s testing out new tools to protect young people and combat sexual extortion, including a feature that will automatically blur nudity in direct messages.
File - The Instagram logo is seen on a cell phone in Boston, USA, Oct. 14, 2022. The social media platform said in a blog post on Thursday, April 11, 2024 that the new features are part of its work to fight sexual scams and other forms of “image abuse” and to make it tougher for criminals to contact teens. LONDON — Instagram said it’s deploying new new tools to protect young people and combat sexual extortion, including a feature that will automatically blur nudity in direct messages.
Instagram and other social media companies have faced growing criticism for not doing enough to protect young people. Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Instagram’s owner Meta Platforms,Elon Musk will be investigated over fake news and obstruction in Brazil after a Supreme Court orderMeta also owns Facebook and WhatsApp but the nudity blur feature won’t be added to messages sent on those platforms.
“The feature is designed not only to protect people from seeing unwanted nudity in their DMs, but also to protect them from scammers who may send nude images to trick people into sending their own images in return,” Instagram said. Images with nudity will be blurred with a warning, giving users the option to view it. They’ll also get an option to block the sender and report the chat.
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