Instagram working on feature to shield users from lewd DMs: Report – Hindustan Times

Instagram is working on a new safety feature that will protect its user against sexually explicit photos delivered in their inbox. The ‘Nudity Protection’ feature, as reported by The Verge, will try to filter out ‘cyberflashing’ incidents of harassing people online.The cyber-flashing incidents which involve sending uninvited sexual messages to strangers – often women – have increased a lot in recent days. This new feature will try to address this menace by strengthening users to automatically filter direct message requests comprising offensive content. The report says Meta is going to use machine learning to support people to shield themselves from nude photos and other undesirable messages.An early look at the new feature was also posted on Twitter by Meta developer Alessandro Pauzzi. In a tweet, he shared the screenshot of the possible feature and wrote, “Instagram is working on nudity protection for chats. This technology covers photos that may contain nudity in chats. Instagram CAN’T access photos.” Confirming this, a Meta spokesperson told The Verge they are working closely with experts to assure these new features maintain people’s privacy while also providing them control over the communication they receive. The technology won’t let Meta view the actual messages or share…
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