Instagram Adds More Safety Measures for Creators, Public Figures

More notifications will be sent when people are about to share potentially hurtful responses

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Instagram teamed up with online safety experts on new features to help keep creators and public figures safe on its platform and encourage people to be thoughtful and respectful about how they engage with those creators and public figures.

Expanding upon an April 2021 update that enabled people to pre-emptively block any new accounts created by a user they blocked, creators can now block any new and existing accounts from that users, making it even more difficult for that user to contact them.

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