Instagram to start blurring ‘sensitive’ photos before you can see them

Instagram has been taking steps to make its app safer to use in recent months, and its latest move will see sensitive photos being blurred.

Soon, when users scroll through their feed, they’ll see a blurred screen over sensitive photos and video.

This will happen when posts have been reported by a user and Instagram’s review team has confirmed that they are sensitive.

Affected images could include those that depict humanitarian issues such as the impact of war, where the content may be disturbing for some users, Instagram confirmed to The Verge.

“This change means you are less likely to have surprising or unwanted experiences in the app,” said Instagram Co-founder & CEO Kevin Systrom in a blog post.

Images that violate the Facebook-owned app’s user guidelines will still be taken down.

Instagram has also made two-factor authentication available to all users.

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This adds an extra layer of security by requiring a code every time the user logs in.

To turn it on, users can tap the gear icon on their profile and choose Two-Factor Authentication.