Instagram is testing a new feature to protect users from racism and harassment

The social networking application, “Instagram”, has begun testing a new feature in the application that allows greater protection for users from harassment and abuse, after the “wave of racism” that erupted in the wake of England’s defeat against Italy in the European Football Championship final, where three players with disabilities were exposed The brown skin in the England national team for harassment and racism, whether online or in reality.

Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, said the new feature, called "Limits", aims to protect against such practices by allowing users to pause messages if they feel they are being targeted by abusive messages.

And Cnet.com, a technology website, quoted Mosseri as saying: “There is no place for racism and incitement to hatred on (Instagram)...People should feel comfortable and feel safe expressing themselves when using (Instagram), and we are working In order to ensure all this.

Mosseri added, in a 3-minute video recording, that "Instagram" aims to achieve two goals through the new feature; They are reducing the amount of harassment on the Instagram platform to the lowest possible degree, and the second is providing tools that those who are subjected to harassment and abuse can use to protect themselves on the platform.

The "Limits" feature is currently being tested in a number of countries before it is rolled out on a larger scale. At the same time, Mosseri said there is a lot more work to be done, whether to reduce hate speech on the platform or enable users to protect themselves from such chatter, adding: "Expect more from us in this area in the coming months."