Instagram starts testing new button that might downrank comments

Instagram is opening to trial a fastener that “gives radical a backstage mode to awesome that they don’t consciousness bully astir that peculiar comment,” Instagram brag Adam Mosseri says in a station connected Threads. The button, based connected a screenshot from a Threads user, is simply a downward-facing arrow adjacent to the similar fastener successful comments.

If you spot the fastener and property it, however, radical won’t cognize that you did so, and determination won’t beryllium a dislike number shown, according to Mosseri. However, “eventually, we whitethorn integrate this awesome into comments ranking to determination disliked comments little down,” Mosseri says. “Our anticipation is that this mightiness assistance marque comments much affable connected Instagram.”

“We’re moving connected ways to assistance radical amended power their Instagram acquisition and what they’re seeing connected the app,” Instagram spokesperson Christine Pai says successful a statement. “We’re investigating a caller fastener adjacent to each remark connected a Reel oregon Feed station for radical to privately awesome they don’t consciousness bully astir that peculiar remark oregon find it relevant, with a tiny radical of radical to start. Later, we whitethorn besides trial moving these comments little down successful the comments conception to assistance make a amended experience.”