Instagram launches Limits tool to protect users from abuse

The Limits feature will be rolled out to all Instagram users globally starting on Wednesday

The Limits feature will enable people to decide for how long they would like to hide comments and message requests from non-followers and those who only started following them in the last week. Picture: Instagram/PA Wire

Instagram has announced a range of new tools it says will help protect users from abuse on the platform.

At the centre of the update is a new feature called Limits, which will give people the ability to automatically hide comments and direct message requests from other users who do not already follow, or have only recently followed them.