Instagram announced on August 11 (US time) to protect Instagram users from slander, and announced the introduction of the "suppression" function and the "hidden word" function.
The first "suppression" function is to prevent users who have suddenly attracted attention from being forced to exchange unwanted exchanges.If you turn on "suppressing", you can temporarily hide comments that are not followed or who are followed by an account that are not followed, and automatically classify DMs into "request".The period for turning on "suppression" is changed from the setting screen.
According to Instagram, there are cases in which a negative comments and messages have arrived for users whose posts have become a hot topic and the attention has suddenly increased, and DM requests suddenly flood DM from strangers.The voices of creators and famous users have triggered the development.Most of the negative comments on famous users are said to be posting the account or posting the atmosphere of the place if they are not actually following the account.
On the other hand, there was feedback that listened to the opinions of fans and did not want to completely turn off comments and messages to build relationships.This "suppression" is a function to keep the contact with slandered users while maintaining the interaction with old followers.
The second "hidden word" function is a function that categorizes DMs that contain slander.It will be introduced worldwide in August.In April 2021, some countries have already announced.
When "Hide Word" is turned on, requests, phrases, and emoticons used for slander are automatically classified into hidden folders.There is no need to open unless the user wants.This is also applied to request spam.
Instagram describes a message that encourages the DM folder to use "hidden words" for accounts with a large number of followers.
