Company says it is testing out features as part of campaign to fight sexual scams and forms of ‘image abuse’
Instagram said it’s deploying new tools to protect young people and combat sexual extortion, including a feature that will automatically blur nudity in direct messages.
The social media company said in a blog post Thursday that it’s testing out the features as part of its campaign to fight sexual scams and other forms of “image abuse”, and to make it tougher for criminals to contact teens.
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