Instagram’s efforts to block hateful or abusive DM requests will soon be taken another step further. As Instagram explains, most hateful or unwanted messages come from DM requests. DM requests will be filtered if they contain any of these emojis or phrases, or any emojis or words that you specify. Any filtered DM requests will appear in a separate hidden requests folder and the message text will be covered so you can’t read it until you tap on the message. This new DM request filter is rolling out to several countries in the coming weeks and will expand to more countries over the next few months.

Source: The Nation April 22, 2021 03:45 UTC