Instagram is adding an option for users to report posts they think are false as the Facebook-owned photo-sharing site tries to stem misinformation and other abuses on its platform.
Facebook started using image-detection on Instagram y to find content debunked on its flagship app and also expanded its third-party fact-checking program to the app.
On other hand, Facebook has 54 fact-checking partners working in 42 languages, but the program on Instagram is only being rolled out in the United States.
Posting false information is not banned on any of Facebook’s suite of social media services, but the company is taking steps to limit the reach of inaccurate information and warn users about disputed claims.
Instagram has largely been spared the scrutiny associated with its parent company, which is in the crosshairs of regulators over alleged Russian attempts to spread misinformation around the 2016 US presidential election.
But an independent report commissioned by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence found that it was perhaps the most effective platform for Russian actors trying to spread false information since the election.
Later, Instagram Added a new opt-in feature that will allow users to reduce the amount of data consumed on the photo sharing platform, according to Tech news.
Instagram reported that the feature was designed specifically for emerging markets where data plans and internet speeds may be limited. Also, the feature will be available globally for Android users and will be rolled out slowly over the course of a week.
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