As the internet becomes more and more prevalent in our lives, various risks have emerged. Cyberbullying is one of these risks. Cyberbullying, which is the use of digital environments to harass, threaten, embarrass or target another person, has become one of the biggest problems today. Instagram, which wants to prevent this risk, has developed a new feature that 'restricts' bullying users without them noticing.
The feature, which was developed to spearhead the fight against online bullying on social networks, has been in testing since July. The feature, called “Restrict”, which was released last Wednesday, will help combat bullying.
The “Restrict” feature allows you to prevent other users from seeing comments from this person on your posts. Restricted users cannot see whether you are active on Instagram or whether they have read their direct messages. Users can also approve their comments with the feature and allow the restricted person to show their comments to others.
According to research conducted last year by Prof. Dr. Randi Priluck from Pace University, who conducts studies focused on social media and mobile marketing; 50 percent of young people in the US are bullied or harassed online.
Another study by an anti-bullying group found a parallel finding: 42% of cyberbullying victims between the ages of 12 and 20 reported bullying themselves on Instagram.
According to Instagram, which is working against cyberbullying, blocking, unfollowing or reporting a 'bully' can result in unpredictable behavior from the bully. With the 'Restrict' feature developed in this direction, Instagram users can protect themselves without reporting the bully.
Dr. Sameer Hinduja, co-director of the Cyberbullying Research Center and professor at Florida Atlantic University, said about Instagram's newly developed feature, “We need to see how well the feature works and whether a critical mass of Instagram users are using this feature.”
Instagram has previously developed a new AI tool that evaluates whether a comment is offensive before it is published.
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01-01-1970 02:00:00