Monday 25 July 2016

Instagram gives celebrities power to block internet trolls

Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift has been targeted by online bullies CREDIT: AP


Social media attacks on celebrities have been thwarted after Instagram handed Taylor Swift and other high-profile users the special ability to block thousands of internet trolls.

The photo-sharing website, beloved of the American popstar and fellow celebrities including Beyoncé and Kim Kardashian, has granted its most popular users a new tool allowing them to automatically prevent slurs and insults.

The move is a new defence against armies of online bullies, which have forced several high-profile users off Twitter and have been blamed for causing stress and depression.

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