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Following the lead of its parent company Facebook, social media platform Instagram has instituted several action steps to better protect its 700 million users from fake news, <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/28/instagram-allows-verification-requests-posts-more-info-about-accounts.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=instagram-takes-measures-to-combat-fake-news-2707681" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">per a CNBC article</a>. 

In an effort to deter and eliminate what chief technology officer Mike Krieger referred to as &ldquo;bad actors&rdquo; from the social media platform, Instagram is rolling out new security measures that include requiring large accounts request verification to designate themselves as &lsquo;official.&rsquo; Currently, accounts receive &lsquo;blue checks&rsquo; automatically when their following reaches a certain threshold. 

Instagram is adding an &lsquo;About this Account&rsquo; feature to reveal more relevant account information like username changes and location of operation to prevent the spread of misinformation. It will also permit the use of third-party authenticator apps like Duo Mobile and Google Authenticator.

&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve been focused on the safety of our platform since the very beginning, and today&rsquo;s updates build upon our existing tools, such as our spam and abusive content filters and the ability to report or block accounts,&rdquo; Krieger said in a blog post.

Read the full story <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/28/instagram-allows-verification-requests-posts-more-info-about-accounts.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=instagram-takes-measures-to-combat-fake-news-2707681" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">here</a>.

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