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 28, 2019
But Instagram says they don't violate "community guidelines"
Nov 25, 2019
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Nov 23, 2019
According to Fox News Facebook stated “Any content that endangers or exploits children is unthinkable and has no place on Instagram. We have policies that...
Nov 23, 2019
Why does Instagram allow men to tell underage girls they want to rape them? Global call for action to protect minors from predators. Collective Shout...
Nov 22, 2019
Instagram a “predator’s paradise”: Collective Shout joins anti sexploitation groups in global campaign Earlier this year, YouTube came under public scrutiny for its facilitation of...
Nov 21, 2019
Joint international campaign launched by Collective Shout, National Center on Sexual Exploitation (USA) and Defend Dignity (Canada) Today three anti-sexual exploitation organisations from three countries—...
Nov 11, 2019
Victims live in fear knowing images of their abuse are circulating the web
Oct 10, 2019
The sexual exploitation of young girls on Instagram must stop now
Sep 20, 2019
Collective Shout's Caitlin Roper quoted in 10 Daily
Sep 13, 2019
The sexualisation of girls for profit [UPDATED]