Instagram to hide negative comments on posts

Instagram said Tuesday that it will automatically hide negative comments in posts, one of several new steps the Facebook-owned social media platform is taking to reduce bullying and harassment.

Instagram has been testing the feature in recent days and said it will target comments that users have reported as inappropriate in the past. Users must now click the ‘View Hidden Comments’ button to unveil a negative comment that has been covered.

Instagram has also tweaked its comment warning feature. After a user writes a potentially offensive comment, but before the comment is posted, a pop-up message will now appear that reads: “This may go against our guidelines.” The pop-up message notifies users that if they post a negative comment, it will likely be hidden and that Instagram may investigate whether to delete the user’s account.

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