Nudges will also see a resurgence
A few more changes are being made to Instagram to better combat abuse and harassment.
Harassment is a problem thatmost social media platformshave been trying to find the answer to for quite some time, andInstagram is still working on it.
Efforts have been madein the past, to be sure, but combating online abuse is an ongoing and constant processwhich is why Instagram’s tools are expanding.
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Oliver Helbig / Getty Images
In the past, you could block a troublesome account, as well as tell Instagram to auto-block any additional accounts that users may create.
Now it goes one step further by giving you the option to also block any alternate accounts they already have, so any and all present and future accounts made by a user that’s bothering you will be blocked automatically (assuming Instagram can accurately catch them all).
Nudges (messages intended to dissuade sending possibly hurtful or offensive messages and replies) are also getting more of a push.
While it won’t prevent these responses from being sent, it will attempt to convince the sender to change their mind and say something less insulting (or not say anything at all).
Instagram’s new blocking option, Hidden Words improvements, and more prolific nudges are all available on the app and web versions now, with no updating required.
That said, the changes to nudges are limited to apps set to Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, or Spanish for the time being.
