Sarah JamesInstagram today unveiled a variety of instagram security updates to safeguard users, producers, and public figures against abuse and harassment on the platform. Now, anytime a user bans someone, they will also be able to block any existing accounts that person has, in addition to any new ones they create.
We want it to be as difficult as we can for someone you’ve blocked to get in touch with you again. Now that you can block someone’s other accounts that they may have created or have access to, it will be harder for them to communicate with you on Instagram.
The social media behemoth also revealed it would update Hidden Words, a tool that screens comments and DM requests for abusive language. All creator accounts will now by default have Hidden Words enabled, providing filtering for misspelt objectionable phrases, spam, and fraud.
With this update, Instagram users and businesses with social media sites are less likely to encounter inappropriate information and are better protected against social engineering fraud.
The Answer to Scams and Harassment on Instagram?
In an effort to prevent abuse and hate speech, Instagram introduced new measures last year to help filter abusive posts and make it more difficult for blocked users to create new accounts and harass users.
There is less chance for thieves to target unwary consumers now that the group says it is “adding new terms to filter message requests that potentially contain scams or spam.”
The likelihood of consumers and content providers being the subjects of phishing. Social engineering attempts, which have been more frequent on social media over the past few years. They may decrease by strengthening filtering systems.
Consumers reported losing almost $770 million to fraud started on social media alone last year, according to research by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC),
It accounted for 25% of all fraud that year. The top two on that list were romance scams and financial fraud in the form of fake bitcoin investments.
The fact that more than a third of respondents who claimed to have lost money. In a 2021 online romance scam indicated. It started on Facebook or Instagram was one of the study’s most startling results.
According to a post from the FTC, “These scams frequently start with a seemingly benign friend request from a stranger, followed by sweet talk, and then, ultimately, a request for money.”
New filtering controls may be able to stop these attempts before consumers. Or even businesses are duped into turning over money or personal information.