Instagram to block users from screenshotting messages in safety bid

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The new safety tools will also mean people will no longer be allowed to use their device to directly screenshot or screen record ephemeral images or videos sent in messages – often the way scammers get hold of intimate images. open image in gallery The new Instagram safety tools will include no longer allowing people to use their device to directly screenshot or screen record ephemeral images or videos sent in messages “This means that if someone sends a photo or video in Instagram DM or Messenger using our ‘View once’ or ‘Allow replay’ feature, they don’t need to worry about it being screenshotted or recorded in-app without their consent,” Meta said. “We also won’t allow people to open ‘View once’ or ‘Allow replay’ images or videos on Instagram web, to avoid them circumventing screenshot prevention.” The tech giant also confirmed it is now beginning to roll out nudity protection filters for direct messaging on Instagram. Alongside the safety tools, Meta said it is launching a new video campaign on the platform, which will begin appearing in the feeds of teenage and young adult Instagram users in the UK, US, Canada and Australia with immediate effect, telling them how to spot the signs of a sextortion scam.