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Instagram will filter out bullying comments
At the F8 conference today, it was announced that Instagram will filter out bullying comments from posts, starting today. This includes anything "intended to harass or upset people in our community," the platform's CEO said in a post. Doing this will ensure Instagram remains "an inclusive, supportive place for all voices," he wrote.
From our CEO kevin "Starting today, Instagram will filter bullying comments intended to harass or upset people in our community. To be clear: we don't tolerate bullying on Instagram. Our Community Guidelines have always prohibited bullying on our platform, and I'm proud to announce this next step in our ongoing commitment to keeping Instagram an inclusive, supportive place for all voices. We also believe in promoting kindness — encouraging our community to support one another both on and off Instagram. On Saturday we will host a Kindness Prom to celebrate people on our platform who are spreading positivity. These young leaders are inspiring their peers by helping kindness, acceptance and support grow on Instagram and in the world. Since Mike and I founded Instagram, it's been our goal to make it a safe place for self-expression and to foster kindness within the community. This update is just the next step in our mission to deliver on that promise."
The filter will be enabled automatically, but can be disabled. Regardless of a user's settings, the filter will be able to automatically flag comments for official review. Facebook's DeepText machine learning algorithm is used to review words for context and meaning.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 02 2018, @03:25PM (8 children)
Mmmmm, the sweet smell of hypocrisy in the morning. So you'll censor some stiff you and or the community find to be too much, but you'll leave that garbage in your SIG and pretend you'r taking a brave stand. You're such a pussy uzzy, typical internet troll behavior except trying to delude yourself that you're a free speech champion.
Internet tough guy over here! You don't care SO much that you'll keep your racist mysoginistic homophobic SIG just to piss people off. You are a blight upon this site who encourages that shit while hiding behind libertarian ideology. Like a Buddhist running a slave camp because it must be the slave's karma to be there. Pussy bigot, I don't care how much you protest it seems clear what you are.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday May 02 2018, @06:02PM (3 children)
That kinda shit might work on the chans or Twitter but around here we have a higher standard of trolling. Practice your craft before you take a swing at the big boys.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 02 2018, @06:10PM (2 children)
Oh you're a big boy now? Maybe its time to stop shitting your pants and learn to use the potty like civilized adults.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 02 2018, @07:17PM (1 child)
You seem to be the one shitting your pants here.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 02 2018, @10:33PM
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 02 2018, @06:10PM (3 children)
wawu wawooooo its the speech police! people like you cry about "bigots" then call the cops on black guys in starbucks.
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 02 2018, @06:15PM
Too bad we haven't found you a cure for stupid. Don't worry we have TOP MEN on it. Until then we'll need to confiscate your guns until you're cured or you can pass the minimum IQ test. Due to budget cuts we're forced to use the test from North Korea so you might need to bone up on your Korean language and cultural skills.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by DeathMonkey on Wednesday May 02 2018, @06:16PM (1 child)
wawu wawooooo its the speech police! people like you cry about "bigots" then call the cops on black guys in starbucks.
I think the complaint is that Buzzard IS the speech police he's always complaining about.
"All censorship is bad except for all the stuff I want to censor."
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 02 2018, @06:25PM
Plus the grandstanding method of posting hateful shit repeatedly to try and prove some sort of point about free speech? But then cries like an outraged baby when someone says "oh you must be a bigoted shithead then!" Such people only play into the hands of the real authoritarians but sadly they are too dumb to realize it.