Instagram’s ‘limits’ adds a mute button for everyone other than close friends
by Emma Roth from The Verge - All Posts on (#6N5K8)
Image: Instagram Instagram is expanding limits," a safety control you can use to hide DMs and comments from accounts who may be harassing you. Now, instead of just hiding content from recent followers or people who don't follow you, Instagram will mute incoming messages from everyone except the users on your close friends list.
Even though Instagram first rolled out limits to help creators deal with harassment campaigns, anyone can use the feature if they're facing unwanted messages and comments from bullies and other bad actors. It could give a way to shut down incoming noise without disconnecting people from a supportive community.
Image: InstagramWhen limiting interactions from everyone but close friends, you'll only see DMs,...