Instagram's New Update is for the Haters

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Instagram is rolling out a new feature to handle cyberbullying. They're using artificial intelligence to analyze comments you're about to post and WARN YOU if what you're saying is too mean.

They're literally trying to give some of these trolls a conscience. In an an example they showed, a comment said "You are so ugly and stupid" and Instagram responded, "Are you sure you want to post this?"

I think the AI could be a little more blunt. As in, "Are you sure you want to be a jackass and say mean things on the internet for no reason?" Some of y'all never got beat with a chancleta as a kid and it shows.


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