Messages analyzed were to well-known social media users such as Jamie Klingler, Rachel Riley and Bryony Gordon
Photograph: Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/REX/ShutterstockPhotograph: Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/REX/ShutterstockA new report analyzing thousands of direct messages sent to high profile women on
“There is an epidemic of misogynist abuse taking place in women’s DMs,” said Imran Ahmed, CCDH chief executive director. “Meta and Instagram must put the rights of women before profit.” Although the study surveyed the DMs of just a handful of high profile users, researchers say the findings underscore a wider reality for women on the platform, where death threats, harassment, and unsolicited nude videos and images are sent without recourse.
Southworth highlighted measures including a separate request inbox for messages from unknown senders and tools to filter messages with common abusive words and phrases. Instagram’s community guidelines bans violence and attacks on anyone “based on their race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, disabilities, or diseases”. Such messages are supposed to be taken down immediately, but the CCDH study found this often was not the case.
That aversion can have a particularly detrimental effect on the many women who rely on the platform to make a living, including financial and professional connections and sponsorships.
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