The new Instagram questions feature leaves users with a red face because many think their queries will remain anonymous

I The new nstagram questions and answers function caused consternation among its users who made nasty comments to their friends, mistakenly thinking that their words would remain anonymous.

The feature, launched last week, is similar to sites like Ask.fm, where users could ask anonymous questions, with answers made public so that other users can see them.

While it was designed for people to reveal secrets or ask for something that they would not have the courage to do in public, the feature became used for intimidation online where people would send a victim hard messages and threats to someone anonymously.

Although the difference with the Instagram version of the …