Instagram cracks down on 'inappropriate' content

Instagram is taking new steps to limit the reach of content it deems "inappropriate."

The app will no longer recommend content that's "inappropriate," in its app, even if it doesn't explicitly break Instagram's rules, the company announced Wednesday. The changes come amid a series of updates from Facebook to "manage problematic content across the Facebook family of apps."

For Instagram, this means the company is taking new steps to limit the kinds of content that can appear in the app's recommendations in the Explore tab or on hashtag pages. 

"For example, a sexually suggestive post will still appear in Feed if you follow the account that posts it, but this type of content may not appear for the broader community in Explore or hashtag pages," Facebook writes in a statement.  Read more...