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Eric RavenscraftBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingMay 9Photo by S O C I A L . C U T on UnsplashAmong the flood of Facebook news last week — from a major visual overhaul to merging the company’s messenger apps — a tiny nugget slipped through: Instagram has a plan to combat cyberbullying. And it involves politely asking everyone to just stop.

In a brief segment of the company’s F8 keynote last Tuesday, Instagram announced that it’s testing several new features to help combat bullying online. Some give power to users directly, like an Away Mode to temporarily leave Instagram if you’re going through a hard time, or tools that let you limit another user who’s being hostile toward you, without blocking them entirely.