Instagram is testing a new feature called “Limits” that allows users to lock their accounts and limit interactions that can occur when they feel they are the target of harassment.
In suggesting the SLOTXO tool, Instagram boss Adam Mosseri made reference to the latest Euro 2020 final, which saw three black players in the England squad face overwhelming harassment after England lost to Italy in that match. sh
“Racism and hate speech has no place on Instagram,” Mosseri said in a video he shared Thursday. “Not only is it frankly skeptical to see people act like that. But it also destroys the way Instagram works.”
In an effort to curb harassment on the platform, Mosseri said Instagram plans to try to curb hate speech. However, knowing that it is impossible to completely eliminate all forms of racism from the app,