Instagram is testing a new feature designed to block users from sending unsolicited explicit content to people they don't know.
Instagram is testing a feature to block users from sending explicit images and videos in direct message requests, in an effort to "protect people from unwanted interactions".
Asher Flynn, who led the ANROWS research and is an associate professor in criminology at Monash University, said the rates were particularly high among "vulnerable and marginalised community groups"."For example, LGBTQIA+ participants — three in four of those reported experiencing tech-facilitated abuse," she told SBS News.
"You're only allowed to send one DM request to anyone that you don't follow within a 24-hour period, so that kind of addresses those persistent DMs and also bots from being able to target people." eSafety, Australia's independent regulator for online safety, said it welcomed "any innovation" that protected users from cyber flashing, and other forms of technology-facilitated abuse.
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