Instagram introduces feature to target online abuse

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It's going to be harder for strangers to "slip into your DM's" on social media soon.

Instagram just released an update, to try to stop trolls from sending messages.

This new feature is called "LIMITS". You can automatically hide direct messages or comments from people that don't follow you, or if they only just started following you less than a week ago.

Instagram says it'll prevent others from piling on with nasty comments, publicly or privately.

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