Instagram says it’s deploying new tools to protect young people and combat sexual extortion.
New Insider Deals are here, and you’re going to love them!File - The Instagram logo is seen on a cell phone in Boston, USA, Oct. 14, 2022. Instagram says its testing out new tools to protect young people and combat sexual extortion, including a feature that will automatically blur nudity in direct messages.
“On the parental end yes I would love for that to come up as a blurred image,” local parent Stephanie Hansen said. “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.
For people sending direct messages with nudity, they will get a message reminding them to be cautious when sending “sensitive photos." They'll also be informed that they can unsend the photos if they change their mind, but that there's a chance others may have already seen them. “They’re going to do what they want to do,” Hansen said. “As it is right now when we get graphic images that may be of violent or a nature you don’t want to see they go ahead and blur it now so why not do that with a child getting a nude.”
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