{"id":25345,"date":"2021-07-21T04:48:18","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T04:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbsitsoftwaresolution.com\/blog\/instagram-adds-new-controls-for-limiting-sensitive-content-in-the-explore-tab.html"},"modified":"2021-07-21T04:48:18","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T04:48:18","slug":"instagram-adds-new-controls-for-limiting-sensitive-content-in-the-explore-tab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/instagram-adds-new-controls-for-limiting-sensitive-content-in-the-explore-tab.html","title":{"rendered":"Instagram adds new controls for limiting \u2018sensitive\u2019 content in the Explore tab"},"content":{"rendered":"

Instagram is giving its users a tiny bit more power to see what they want \u2014 and not see what they don\u2019t<\/em> want \u2014 in its content discovery hub. The company introduced a new toggle called \u201cSensitive Content Control\u201d on Tuesday that allows anyone to screen posts that it thinks could be offensive, hiding them from the Explore tab.<\/p>\n

The new feature appears in the settings menu and lets users choose to either allow more content that could be \u201cupsetting or offensive,\u201d limit that content or \u201climit even more.\u201d The phrasing is kind of weird but it acknowledges that the company\u2019s moderation efforts aren\u2019t perfect, and that\u2019s realistic at least.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can think of sensitive content as posts that don\u2019t necessarily break our rules, but could potentially be upsetting to some people \u2013 such as posts that may be sexually suggestive or violent,\u201d Instagram explained in the announcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

TechCrunch asked the company to expand on what kinds of posts are screened out under each category and if human or algorithmic moderation determines what is sensitive, but did not receive a response.<\/p>\n

We also asked if the company has any plans to create separate toggles for violence and sexual content, considering that a lot of people comfortable with the latter might be less inclined to see violence bubble up among the app\u2019s makeup tutorials and influencer junkets.<\/p>\n

On Instagram, \u201csensitive\u201d content is a massive catch-all category for stuff it allows but doesn\u2019t want to be seen as directly promoting. In its own guidelines on content it recommends<\/a>, Instagram states that sexually suggestive content like \u201cpictures of people in see-through clothing\u201d aren\u2019t eligible for the Explore tab. Instagram\u2019s definition of sensitive content also includes dangerous forms of content like \u201cexaggerated health claims\u201d and posts promoting weight loss supplements.<\/p>\n

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Instagram\u2019s newest test mixes \u2018Suggested Posts\u2019 into the feed to keep you scrolling<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Instagram is notorious<\/a> for over-policing content that the platform deems to be sexual. A campaign from Black plus-size model Nyome Nicholas-Williams successfully pressured the platform<\/a> into relaxing one of its overly restrictive nudity rules last year.<\/p>\n

Instagram contextualized the new content controls as part of a new effort to give users more power to determine what shows up in their feed. \u201cWe believe people should be able to shape Instagram into the experience that they want,\u201d the company wrote in a blog post, noting that recent changes like being able to disable comments also give users more choice.<\/p>\n

While the company is giving users more control over its algorithm in some small ways, it\u2019s also considering giving them less. Last month, Instagram began testing algorithmic suggestions mixed into the main feed<\/a>, a design choice that would let the company inject the platform with even more of what it wants you to see.<\/p>\n

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Instagram adds new anti-bullying features, including tag controls, comment management tools<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Instagram now demotes vaguely \u2018inappropriate\u2019 content<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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