Instagram to blur nudity in messages in bid to protect teens

Company says it is testing features as part of campaign to fight sexual scams and forms of image abuse'

Instagram says it is 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 blogpost on Thursday that it was testing 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.