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Instagram adds feature to let users filter comments

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In what will cause many to sigh with relief, Instagram finally added a feature to allow users to filter their comment streams. If they want to take it a step further, they can permanently switch off comments on their own posts. It can also be fine-tuned to let users be able to turn off comments on individual posts.

While the company has general guidelines and policies for dictating acceptable forms of speech, some words or phrases have entirely different meanings in different parts the world. This is likely one of the reasons why the company is letting users completely control the content displayed on their account.

The feature will begin rolling out to users with a large number of followers first because Instragram believes it will let them get useful feedback in the least possible time. Soon after that, it will begin to permeate to all Instagram users.

Instagram rolling out Two-Factor Authentication

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Many users may have noticed a change when logging into their Instagram account with the two-factor authentication greeting them. It requires the user to enter their email and password leading to a verification code sent on their mobile phone to authenticate the login.

This second layer of protection will come as welcome news to users paranoid about getting their accounts hacked or data leaked. Recently, a new feature was introduced that allows users to add different Instragram accounts under one profile.

Parent company Facebook has been using the two-factor system by way of ‘login approvals’ for about 4 years now. Instagram is the latest to join Amazon, Google, Twitter and other major sites to add this extra layer of security.