Instagram users are getting another helping hand in steering clear of unwanted social media interactions.
On Thursday, the platform announced it’s adding a stronger mute setting to its existing “Limits” feature, which was originally offered to select users in 2021 to help curb creator harassment, and adding default Close Friends limits for teen users. Limited audience settings were released to general users in November.
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The safety feature hides content from recent followers and accounts you are not friends with, and will now mute direct messages from users who are not on your Close Friends list. Accounts outside of the “Close Friends” list will still be able to interact with users, but they won’t be notified and it won’t appear in their feed. Teens will automatically be limited to only receive Close Friends notifications.
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The platform is also updating its “Restrict” feature, which will hide all comments and prevent tags or mentions from restricted accounts.
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