Instagram adds new tools to improve privacy and experience of its users. A necessary step so that all those who continue to enjoy the platform do not have to be forced to leave it or to establish certain options that they are not personally interested in. So, let's see what they are and how to use the new tools for word filtering and fighting abusive comments.
Word filtering and limited interactions on Instagram
Instagram is still a very attractive platform or social network. Even after the changes made recently with this strong push in the use of Reels, etc., for many it is the ideal place to share photos, stories and keep in touch with other users.
However, it must be admitted that sometimes the only way to continue using the network with some peace of mind is to convert your public profile into a private one or to limit the interaction of people who can send you messages because you follow them or follow you. But of course, if you want to grow and you like the social point, two-way communication is not ideal.
Therefore, Instagram introduces new privacy tools that they can improve all this. Because if you wanted to get rid of certain unwanted interactions, now you can. But let us tell you in a little more detail and calm what they consist of.
Filtering words on Instagram
Instagram has announced three new tools and the first of them is focused on stopping the abusive comments that a user may receive on his profile or filtering all those that he would not like to read or that his followers would read.
This new tool is or is called as word filtering And as you can guess, it's nothing more than the possibility of creating a list of words, phrases and emoticons that you don't want to be used. In this way, once they are added in their corresponding section, Instagram will take them into account and automatically any comments that use them can be hidden without the user having anything else to do.
However, the process to activate Instagram word filtering is as follows:
- Access Instagram and then your profile
- Now click on the icon to access Settings
- Within Settings tap on the Privacy option
- Now take a good look because in the first positions it must appear leaked words
- Once inside, go to the Manage custom word list section
- There go to Add to the list and enter everything separated by commas
- Finally, activate the Hide comments button
From now on, when one of these phrases, words or emoticons appears in a comment, it will be automatically hidden and no one will see it. Of course, be careful how you enter the words and phrases to avoid hiding comments that you would not mind having in view for you and other followers.
You can also activate another option that may be very interesting: hide message requests. It is possible that it has happened to you on some occasion that you receive a request through a direct message with which you are invited to try X thing or if you want to see an image, etc. Well, with this option active, you also get rid of them.
With Instagram word filtering, all you have to do from time to time is update the list with new words and expressions. You know, in case they write some using numbers instead of vowels or things like that.
Comments and private message limits
The second novelty, this one is yet to come, is the Limits tool. Thanks to this, the use of Instagram improves by being able to avoid abusive comments or simply receiving new messages by establishing a time limit.
That is, what it does or will do is allow you to tell Instagram that you don't want to know anything for a certain time. Ideal in the event that some type of publication has gone viral and you see that you are receiving many messages, then you can take a breather. Something that is even useful when the reason for which they are looking for you is not directly related to Instagram but rather because of your activity on another network.
Active protection
Along with these two novelties also comes the active protection that Instagram itself will offer in a regular way to what has already been done in other networks to combat fake news. In other words, Instagram will automatically alert the user if they are repeatedly introducing or using bad-sounding words.
Tools for a better experience
La privacy and security on Instagram It is important and not only in order to decide who can or cannot see your posts on the platform, but also for all this to better control aspects such as interactions and comments. Because if it can overwhelm and overwhelm users with management capacity, imagine those who don't have so many tools on a personal level to know how to deal with situations that are out of the ordinary.
Therefore, the more and better options they offer, the more satisfactory the use of the network will be. Of course, for the moment you have to know that these privacy tools are available to all users, but right now you may only have access to one or some of them. They will all arrive and will be accessible from the web as well as the native iOS and Android apps, but if you don't see them at the moment, don't be surprised because it's a matter of time.
And one last piece of advice, these tools that you should know about as a user or for those better accounts that you manage on said platform are not a word filtering measure that is as definitive as the direct blocking of a profile. Here the list requires certain revisions over time to add new words that are detected and are offensive, or vary the way in which they are being written to bypass said filter. Because we all know that some haters can't get enough.