Instagram takes aim at ‘offensive’ captions with new warning prompts

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specifically for the task, which works by comparing captions to a database of others that have previously been reported for bullying
Users will need to specifically tap through a warning message before the post can be uploaded.Users will be met with a warning message if
their caption is deemed offensive
Instagram is clearly hoping that users will reconsider their words before posting, prompting offenders to either edit the caption, learn
more or, finally, share the post anyway.The social media platform hopes the feature will limit the reach of online bullying, and help
from a similar change Instagram introduced in July, when it started notifying users in cases where proposed comments could be considered
offensive
Instagram says it has found that the nudges do work in encouraging users to reconsider their words.The flagging feature is rolling out in
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