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Instagram rolls out stricter policy banning self-harm, suicide content

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Published : Oct 29, 2019, 10:44 am IST
Updated : Oct 29, 2019, 10:44 am IST

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Instagram head Adam Mosseri said that the company will no longer allow fictional depictions of self-harm or suicide, including drawings, memes, or content from films or comics using graphic imagery. (Photo: Pixabay)
 Instagram head Adam Mosseri said that the company will no longer allow fictional depictions of self-harm or suicide, including drawings, memes, or content from films or comics using graphic imagery. (Photo: Pixabay)

Instagram has announced stricter guidelines banning self-harm and suicide content on its platform.

In an official blog, Instagram head Adam Mosseri said that the company will no longer allow fictional depictions of self-harm or suicide, including drawings, memes, or content from films or comics using graphic imagery.

It will also remove imagery including materials or methods associated with self-harm or suicide.

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