You can now turn off Instagram comments (or will be able to very soon)

Instagram has updated its safety features to allow users to turn off comments for individual posts for the first time.

The company says it's part of its latest attempt to "keep the platform safe and welcoming for everyone".

It is also now possible to remove followers.

They may be things you've heard of before - but until now only a small number of verified accounts have had these privileges.

The new features will start rolling out to everyone's accounts in the next few weeks.

Before now if you've approved a follower, giving them the chance to see your private updates, there was no way of removing them without blocking them.