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Instagram is reportedly letting Taylor Swift test a tool that could see celebrities block abusive comments

on Jul 25, 2016 | 0 comments

By Rebecca Stewart

Instagram is reportedly allowing Taylor Swift and other high profile figures on Instagram test a tool that “blocks” negative comments.

The unprecedented move has seemingly seen the Facebook-owned image sharing site quietly award Swift the power to remove only negative or abusive comments made in response to images she’s shared.

Swift found herself subject to an online backlash last week following a spat between herself and Kim Kardashian West over a leaked Snapchat video that the musician’s team apparently tried to have blocked. The footage showed the ‘Shake If Off Singer’ approving a line mentioning her in rapper Kayne West’s track Read full story ›

Source: The Drum