Instagram to Bring New Safety Feature to Prevent Cyberflashing

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According to the Verge, Meta has confirmed that the feature is till in the early stages of development.

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The ‘Nudity Protection’ feature is similar to the Hidden Words feature which was launched by instagram in 2021.

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Instagram, a Meta owned messaging platform has been reportedly working on developing a user safety feature

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That would protect users from receiving unsolicited nude images in their direct messages

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Cyberflashing has reportedly been a crime that has made it easier to harass people.

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In order to filter out such behaviour online, Instagram is developing a feature to shield people from explicit content as per reports.

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According to the Verge, Meta has confirmed that the feature is till in the early stages of development.

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Meta is going to use machine learning to prevent nude pictures from being delivered on Instagram.

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Technology on your device covers photos that may contain nudity in chats.

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To recall, Instagram recently introduced controls for parents of underage users of its social media platform in India.

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