Instagram is letting its Live Creators appoint moderators during their live-streams.
‘Mods’ will have the ability to report comments, remove viewers from the stream, as well as turn off comments for a specific viewer.
Creators can assign a moderator by tapping the three dots in the comment bar during a Live event.
From there, they can choose a moderator from a list of suggested accounts, or use the search bar to search for a specific account.
Live feature
The ‘Live’ feature has been around since 2016, so it comes as a bit of shock that Instagram has only just started supporting moderators for its streams.
Moderation has become a much-needed staple on other live-streaming platforms, like Twitch and YouTube, where comments can quickly get ugly.
Even Instagram’s sister company, Facebook, gives users the opportunity to add ‘mods’ to their streams.
