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		</div><p>Instagram is to test a new tool which will allow users to report content they believe is misinformation.</p>
<p>The Facebook-owned social media platform said it would launch the new trial feature at the end of August.</p>
<p>It said a new “False Information” tag would be added to the existing reporting tools, within the section where users can flag content as inappropriate.</p>
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<p>Instagram said it will use reports from the new tool to train artificial intelligence in how to proactively find and rate misinformation on the platform without the need for a report from users.</p>
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<p>The photo and video sharing platform has previously been heavily criticised for failing to remove other forms of harmful content, including posts around the themes of suicide and self-harm.</p>
<p>Ian Russell, the father of Molly Russell – the teenager who took her own life after viewing disturbing material online – has said he believes harmful content on social media was a contributory factor in his daughter’s death, after finding material relating to depression and suicide on her accounts.</p>
<p>He, alongside a number of charities and online safety groups, have urged social media firms such as Facebook to take stronger action against such content.</p>
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<p>Earlier this year and in response to that criticism, Instagram announced a ban on graphic images of self-harm and the removal of non-graphic images of self-harm from searches, hashtags, and the explore tab.</p>
<p>Instagram said the new false information tool was an initial step in a more comprehensive approach from Facebook, which it said was investing heavily in tackling misinformation across its apps.</p>
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