Meta Introduces Advanced Safety Features on Instagram to Combat Sextortion and Nudity

The new measures include a 'Nudity Protection in DMs' feature that blurs images containing nudity and offers enhanced protections for teens against potential sextortion scams.

Meta is testing new features on Instagram to protect users from unwanted nudity and sextortion, including an automatic blur for images detected as containing nudity.
The 'Nudity Protection in DMs' will be enabled by default for users under 18, with a focus on preventing sextortion by obscuring potential harmful content.
Meta is also developing technology to identify and restrict accounts potentially involved in sextortion, aiming to make it harder for these accounts to interact with teens.
Additional safety measures include directing users to safety tips and resources, and integrating new child safety helplines into the reporting flows on Instagram.
Meta's efforts come amid increasing scrutiny over child safety on social media platforms, particularly under the EU's Digital Services Act.