Instagram lets users filter insults in private message requests
PARIS: Instagram started offering users on Wednesday the option to filter incoming direct message requests for hurtful language, a step aimed at showing the Facebook-owned social network is serious about reducing online harassment. “Because DMs are private conversations, we don’t proactively look for hate speech or bullying the same way we do elsewhere,” Instagram said […]
Instagram unveils new policies to protect teens from suspicious adults
MOSCOW: Instagram announced new policies on Tuesday that will restrict communications between teens and adults who do not already follow each other on the platform, reported Sputnik. The photo-sharing social network will use a machine learning technology to better identify the age of its users and show safety prompts to kids to protect them from […]
Jordan make-up artist lightens lockdown with celebrity impressions
AMMAN, Jordan: A young Jordanian make-up artist has beaten the lockdown blues and shot to online fame with videos of herself imitating famous figures from across the Arab world and beyond. From Donald Trump and Queen Elizabeth II to Egyptian superstars like singer Umm Kulthum and actor Adel Imam, her characters have made Alaa Bliha […]
The day Instagram went black
KUALA LUMPUR: Instagram went black on Tuesday night as users started posting black boxes to ensure their support for the Black Lives Matter movement is heard loud and clear. ‘Blackout Tuesday’ started as a music industry protest against the sudden death of George Floyd in police custody, but has since led to protests worldwide. The […]
