Instagram launches tools to end trolls

Public exposure brings with it the odd problem. And this is something that any user of any social network knows An inappropriate or misinterpreted photo ends up resulting in all kinds of discussions and even bad words in the comments area . Not to mention the Internet trolls who systematically spread hate on profiles. In Instagram they know it, that's why they have been fighting this problem for a long time.Now, with their latest update, they offer a new tool with which every user sets their own standard to avoid abusive and offensive comments

It has been announced by co-creator of the photography and video social network, Kevin Systrom, who congratulates, through a publication on the social network itself, the community created in these five years. However, to “empower each individual, it is necessary to promote a culture where everyone feels safe to be themselves without criticism or harassment”, he adds . That is why they have been working on a algorithm that detects and blocks fake accounts as well as comments with bad words Something to which they now add a own filter that each user can establish to keep comments on their posts at bay.

This filter allows you to set different terms and keywords to avoid bad comments on the photos and videos published on the profile. In this way, profanity, certain repeated comments, insults, euphemisms and, in short, any term that is far from the user's criteria, will block said comment and it will stop showing it in the publication Something that leads to avoiding veiled insults after correct words and other types of harassment that can occur on this social network.

How to use this filter?

The function goes directly to the menu Settings. Therefore, it is necessary to go to the last tab and click on the three points. Once inside, you will have to go down to the section Settings.

This is where the new section called Comments The filter acts in two different ways depending on the options activated within the mentioned section.On the one hand there are the default keywords, whose protection can be activated simply by checking the corresponding box. In this case, Instagram is allowed to use its algorithmic tools to detect and block all those comments that contain words that are usually blocked by the community, but without applying any specific criteria and specific to the user in question.

On the other hand, there is the filter for customized words In this case each user can write a series of terms separated by commas that you want to remove from your posts. As we said, veiled insults, words that usually accompany comments on Spam accounts or any term that violates the user's values.

With this, all the comments in which profanity are detected or collected in the filter, disappear and stop displaying for all usersA good way to avoid spreading the hate that some people are in charge of transmitting continuously.

To have the new Comments section on Instagram you just have to make sure you have the latest application update. Now available for download free via Google Play Store andApp Store