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Instagram begins blurring nudity in messages to protect teens and fight sexual extortion

Instagram will test a feature blurring nudity in direct messages to protect users from scammers and unwanted images.
The feature will be enabled by default for users under 18 and have an option to block senders and report chats.
The new protection feature aims to prevent people from sending or receiving nude images on the platform.

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The Epoch Times

Instagram Begins Blurring Nudity in Messages in Effort to Combat Child Sexual Extortion

Instagram is taking new measures to protect young people from sexual exploitation and exposure by including a feature that will automatically blur nudity in direct messages. In an effort to fight sexual scams and other forms of “image abuse,” the social media platform is testing out new features, according to Instagram’s blog on April 11. The new features aim to make it harder for sexual predators and online criminals to contact teenagers throug…

11 months ago·New York, United States

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ABC Australia

Instagram will blur nude images in direct messages as it moves to protect teens from sextortion

Instagram says it is testing new features aimed at protecting young people and combating sexual extortion, including automatically blurring nudity in direct messages.

11 months ago·Australia

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NBC News

Instagram to test blurring nudity in messages to protect teens from sextortion

Instagram said it plans to test a new feature in an effort to curb sextortion on its platform.

11 months ago·United States

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abc 7 News

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Instagram to crack down on teen sextortion

Instagram is aiming to make it harder for potential scammers and criminals to coerce teens into sending nude photos and extort them for money.

11 months ago·San Francisco, United States

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Scripps News

Instagram testing tools to block nude direct messages

Meta is making changes in how nude and sexually explicit images are disseminated amid legal and legislative pressure.

11 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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UPI

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Meta tests auto-blurring nudity in Instagram DMs to fight teen 'sextortion'

Meta said Thursday it is testing new features designed to help protect young people on its Instagram platform from being coerced into providing explicit images of themselves and then coerced for money.

11 months ago·Washington, United States

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