Popular photo sharing platform Instagram has added another 100 million users since April 2017, taking its active user base to 800 million. The announcement was made by Carolyn Everson, vice president, Global Marketing Solutions, Facebook earlier this week at an Advertising Week event in the US. Its popularity can be attributed to the flood of new features that it adds regularly to make it more user friendly and secure.

Greater control over comments

is replete with cases of social media hostility, bullying and threats. To counter these, social media platforms have started giving users more control over comments. Instagram offers the option to automatically block offensive comments.

Now Instagram is giving users the option to decide who can and cannot comment on their posts. Users can now restrict their right to comment only to their followers or people they follow. Also, users can block other accounts from commenting on their accounts even if their account is public.

Apps can use App Profile-> Options-> Comments-> Comment Controls in these tools.

Additionally, Instagram can now block comments in Arabic, French, German and Portuguese languages ​​as well. Earlier this facility only worked with the English language.

Lend a hand to gloom

People undergoing depression often express their mood more often than on social media. Several studies have blamed social media itself for causing depression among youth. There have been many instances of leaving a suicide post on his social media profile. Instagram will now let users anonymously report a person who is showing signs of mental stress or tension during a live broadcast.

The Instagram team will assist the person to help quickly offer options to talk to a helpline volunteer, talk to a friend or receive other tips and support. Instagram claims that they have got a full-time team active 24x7 to handle such cases.

Make instagram more friendly

Instagram has come up with a bunch of unique heart shaped stickers, called kind stickers. They are created by artists from their global community and are available in the app along with other stickers. Users can apply these to their videos and photos to spread their message of kindness to others

Instagram is trying new features to be more user-friendly:

Popular photo-sharing platform Instagram has added another 100 million users since April 2017, which takes its active user base up to 800 million. This announcement was made by Caroline Everson, Vice President, Global Marketing Solutions, this weekend in an advertisement week program in the US by Facebook. Its popularity can be attributed to the flood of new features which connects regularly to make it more user-friendly and safe.

More control over comments

Social media is full of envy, bullying, and threats. In order to combat these, social media platforms have started giving users more control over comments. Instagram automatically offers the option to block offensive comments.

Now Instagram gives users the option to decide who can comment on their posts and who can not, users can restrict their right to comment only to their followers or people who follow them. Additionally, users can block other accounts by commenting on their accounts even if their account is public.

In App In Tools, you can use App Profile-> Options-> Comments-> Comment Controls.

In addition, Instagram can now block comments in Arabic, French, German and Portuguese languages. Earlier this facility only worked with the English language.

Lend a hand to the gloom

People undergoing depression often express their mood compared to social media. Many studies have blamed themselves on social media for causing depression among the youth. There are many examples of leaving a suicidal post on your social media profile. Instagram will now report anonymously to the user who is showing symptoms of mental stress or stress during a live broadcast.

The Instagram team will help the person to help offer instant options for talking to a helpline volunteer, talking to a friend or receiving other tips and support. The Instagram claims that to handle such cases, he has got a full-time team active 24x7.

Make Instagram More Friendly

Instagram comes with a bunch of unique heart-shaped stickers, called a kind sticker. They are created by artists from their global community and are available with other stickers in the app. Users can apply them to their videos and photos in order to spread the message of their kindness to others.