We are calling on Instagram to end the sexual exploitation of children on its platform
Our 4 year ongoing investigation has exposed Instagram's rampant sexualisation of minors and highlighted the way Instagram is geared toward connecting men to underage girls. In response to our joint, global #WakeUpInstagram campaign - Instagram announced new safety features including a restriction preventing direct messages between teenagers and men they do not follow and an in-app reporting tool to report Instagram accounts that sexualise children.
But Instagram doesn't remove content reported through its in-app reporting system. The Meta-owned platform continues to be a purveyor of child sexual exploitation imagery, facilitating the sexualisation and eroticisation of underage girls, and connecting predators to children.
We are calling on Meta heads to
- prioritise detection and removal of child exploitation material - including user-reported content
- remove all pre-teens from its platforms
- stop allowing "parent run" accounts which allow users to circumvent its minimum 13+ user age policy.
See more articles about our Instagram campaign below.
Nov 29, 2024
By Tahlia Perry Can we please take a minute to pause, quieten the white noise and celebrate an amazing win for Australian parents, children and...
Nov 14, 2024
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May 25, 2024
“There are many parents who know exactly what's going on and they willfully turn a blind eye." Last week, our very own campaigner Lyn Swanson...
Apr 15, 2024
We’ve discovered AI-generated images of young children on Instagram we believe constitute illegal child sexual abuse material. The images depict little boys in minimal clothing,...
Mar 13, 2024
Our fifth victory for 2024! NSW supporter Pat sent our Movement Director MTR this image late Sunday afternoon, posted to the Insta account of Boveda,...
Feb 09, 2023
Accounts tied to toddler sex abuse doll company disappear after supporter action
Jan 25, 2023
Our investigation makes national news
Jan 25, 2023
Is Australian sex doll "influencer" Rod profiting from the sale of toddler sex abuse dolls?
Nov 10, 2022
"Instagram and Twitter failing to crack down on paedophiles stealing photos of child influencers"
