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Instagram will now warn you before you post an offensive caption
In its ongoing efforts to fight online bullying, Instagram will now warn users when their photo captions “may be considered offensive,” essentially offering them a chance to carefully reword whatever it was they were about to put into the universe.
It’s similar to a comments feature the social media platform rolled out earlier in 2019. It says the results “have been promising, and we’ve found that these types of nudges can encourage people to reconsider their words when given a chance.”
The process will rely on AI, according to Instagram, alerting the user that their caption “is similar to those reported for bullying.” In theory, the user could then rethink their language and post a less offensive caption.
Instagram hasn’t said if there will be any repercussions if a user ignores the warning and goes ahead with a potentially offensive caption anyway. We reached out to Instagram and will update this article if it responds.
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