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Instagram rolls out new feature to help users with drug issues
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IANS | 14 Sep, 2018
Facebook-owned Instagram is rolling out a new "prompt feature" that
would pop-up if users try to find substance abuse related recovery and
treatment services or look to buy drugs illegally on the platform using
certain hashtags such as "opioid", the media has reported.
"Instagram
says people are using hashtags to find addiction support and
communities as well as illegal drugs. This prompt is an attempt to help
people who are indulging in or fighting against addictions like opioid
and other drugs," The Verge reported late on Wednesday.
The prompt comes with three options to choose from -- "get support", "see posts anyway", and "cancel".
"The
new pop-up features aims to solve some of the platform's drug issues,
even if it doesn't address the actual substance sales. It does at least
give users a place to go if they're searching for help," the report
added.
The user can reportedly seek to get support resources that
the photo-sharing platform has developed with the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration, the National Council on
Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and the Partnership for Drug Free Kids.
The feature is currently available in the US with an international roll-out coming soon, according to Engadget.
The
Facebook-owned company previously rolled out a similar feature for
users who search for hashtags related to self-injury and eating
disorders.
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