Instagram launches new tool to monitor offensive comments

Instagram, the photo-sharing app owned by Facebook Inc on Monday launched a keyword moderation tool to allow its users to control the comments posted on their pictures.The feature allows its users to list words that they consider offensive or inappropriate and then comments with those words would be hidden from the user’s posts.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-instagram-comments-idUKKCN11I2NL
http://in.reuters.com/article/instagram-comments-idINKCN11I2OCAlso see:Instagram rolls out its comment filter to everyone
​Not a fan of what you’re seeing in your Instagram comments? Starting on Tuesday, the social network is giving you the power to ignore what you don’t want to see.In a company blog post, Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom announced that all Instagram users will have the option to create a list of keywords that can be used to filter out comments that they do not want to see. So, for example, if someone is being abused on the site by people using a certain term, that person can add that term to their personal blacklist.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/09/12/instagram-rolls-out-its-comment-filter-to-everyone/
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/social-networking/84190815/instagram-rolls-out-its-comment-filter-to-everyone

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