Rachel Riley gives access to her DMs to show how women are abused online

A new report says Instagram is not doing enough to protect women in the public eye from the violence of online sins.

A study conducted by the Center for Combating Digital Hate (CCDH), which included several women in the public eye, such as actress Amber Heard and broadcaster Rachel Riley, indicates that Instagram cannot delete accounts that abuse women. Site rules.

The report shows that five prominent women who gave Instagram access to an online safety group on their direct messages (DMs) claim to have discovered an “epidemic of domestic violence” that the platform was “ignoring” as 90% of abusive accounts remained abusive after intercourse.

Also Mrs. Heard and Mrs. Riley, and Jamie Klingler, co-founder of Reclaim This Streets; The study involved journalist and mental health activist Bryon Gordon and Sharan Dalival, co-founder of Burnt Roti, a UK-based South Asian cultural magazine.

It said threats of violence and harassment were sent to women through audio, text and image recordings, indicating that Instagram’s security features were not effective in blocking such content.

The Advisory Council on Human Rights said it was concerned that the sense of no consequence for the sender of the insult might encourage some to continue to send more insults.

In response, Instagram said the CCDH erroneously concluded that just because accounts remain active doesn’t mean the platform isn’t working and that accounts that send messages violating site rules receive a warning and are blocked by the DM. Over a period of time, with stiffer penalties if they continue to send abusive messages.

The social media giant said it has several security tools you can use to protect yourself from the type of content, including features that automatically block accounts that don’t track users who contact them directly via DM. As a hidden word tool that filters messages to hide abusive or aggressive terms and emojis.

But Imran Ahmed, chief executive of CCDH, said ongoing trials were not enough and Instagram needed to do more to protect women.

“Digital spaces provide more meaningful ways to maintain relationships, connect and build personal brands. However, the value of reaching women on social media is violence against women and the threats that perpetrators send with impunity,” she said.

“Instagram has chosen to side with abusers by neglecting to create a culture in which abusers do not expect consequences: the dignity of women and their ability to use the digital space without harassment.

“There is an epidemic of violence against women in the women’s Dubai Municipality. Meta and Instagram should put women’s rights before profit.

Cindy Southworth, Head of Women’s Security at META, said in a statement: “While we disagree with many of the findings of the Advisory Council on Human Rights, we agree that harassment of women is unacceptable.

That’s why we won’t tolerate gender hatred or any threat of sexual violence, and last year we announced stronger protections for female public figures.

Messages from people you don’t follow go to separate request entries, where you can block or notify the sender, or disable the message request altogether.

“Calls are made from people you don’t know unless you accept their message and we offer a way to filter abusive messages so you never have to see them again.”