Instagram now has a tool to hide hateful and abusive comments on your photos. The filter looks for words or phrases that are often reported as inappropriate, and you can even add specific keywords that you want to hide.
To enable the new filter, Just go to the settings and look for the new section that says “Comments.” You’ll be given the option to hide inappropriate comments automatically. It’s not a perfect solution—people can easily just misspell words so that the filters don’t catch them—but it’s a good step towards fighting the trolls. [Instagram]
- In other news, Twitter’s relaxed rules about tweet length are coming September 19th.Tweets will still be 140-characters, but links, images, and other media will no longer count towards the character limit. [The Verge]
- Netflix is telling the FCC that data caps are silly. In a comment to the FCC, Netflix laid out their views of why data caps should be abolished—particularly broadband data caps—calling them “an unnecessary constraint on advanced telecommunications capability.” [Gizmodo]
- Google Cardboard Camera app is coming to iOS. The app allows you to create your own simple, 360-degree VR experiences (essentially just panoramic photos). It’s a fun low-rent way to make and share interactive views. [The Verge]
- Sega recently threw some shade at Nintendo (classic rivalry!). Rather than issuing a copyright complaint against a recent fan remake of Sonic the Hedgehog, they’re encouraging their fans to “keep making great stuff.” Nintendo, by comparison, is notoriously quick to take down anything that uses their intellectual property. [Kotaku]
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