Adam Mosseri, Head of Instagram, introduced on Threads that the corporate is increasing its mute filters to use to extra components of the app than earlier than.

Referred to as Hidden Phrases, the characteristic had to date utilized solely to posts directed in direction of to you, so you would solely mute sure phrases or phrases from showing in your replies. Beginning as we speak, the characteristic has been expanded to your timeline, search, profiles, and replies you see underneath different posts.

Hidden Phrases is solely only a mute filter. Add a phrase, phrase, and even an emoji to the listing, and the app will cover any publish containing these out of your gaze. Aside from letting you handle a customized listing, the app additionally routinely filters out posts with sure phrases, though you may disable this conduct from the settings.

Mosseri additionally revealed that the corporate is engaged on additional moderation instruments. Customers would quickly have the ability to choose who can quote them, which may go a great distance in decreasing undesirable consideration and harassment. You’ll additionally have the ability to mute notifications in your posts, so as to nonetheless proceed to get different notifications aside from these from the posts you choose.

The expanded Hidden Phrases characteristic is now stay for all customers. The opposite options are in testing and will solely be accessible to pick customers for now.

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