Instagram launches Limits tool to restrict unwanted interactions

Instagram’s new Limits tool, which allows people to filter out comments and DM requests from those who don’t follow or have only recently started following them (Instagram)

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.