12 ways Honey Birdette disempowers women and girls
Despite broadcasting objectifying and pornified representations of women, reinforcing sexist and harmful stereotypes about women and sexuality, and accusations of bullying and harassing young female staff, sex store Honey Birdette’s go-to refrain is that they are “empowering women”.
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Read moreInstagram hosts sharing of child sex abuse fantasies
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Instagram is a haven for child predators and a host to the broadcasting of child sex abuse fantasies. Contrary to corporate claims that there's 'no place' for content that exploits or endangers children, exploitative, graphic and degrading comments directed at underage girls are rampant on the Facebook-owned platform.
Our campaign partners at National Center on Sexual Exploitation met with Instagram heads last December to discuss the ways Instagram puts children at risk and how child safety on Instagram could be improved. Instagram said that the matter of predatory comments will be investigated.
Meanwhile, men continue to use Instagram to harass and fetishise little girls. See below for our latest roundup of child sex abuse fantasies and other predatory comments freely broadcast on Instagram. We will continue to expose and call out this predatory behaviour!
Take action today!
Help put pressure on Instagram corporate leaders to stop facilitating behaviours that harm children. Join the Twitter conversation using @collectiveshout #WakeUpInstagram and #InstaPimpsGirls.
See also:
Graphic rape comments fuel #WakeUpInstagram campaign
Insta must act on predators: Collective Shout letter to platform heads
eSafety commissioner backs Collective Shout's call for Instagram overhaul
Melinda Tankard Reist on ABC Radio National discussing the #WakeUpInstagram campaign
‘Sexy girl’: How Instagram allows the offering of young girls as fetishised flesh
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Graphic rape comments fuel #WakeUpInstagram campaign
Each week we find new evidence that underage girls are at risk from predators on Instagram. We've rounded up some of the worst, recent examples of predatory comments we've come across and shared these below. Some of the comments depict male fantasies for carrying out violent sex abuse acts on little girls.
There should be no room anywhere for these comments, and that's why we are continuing to call on Instagram heads to stop the fetishisation and harassment of little girls that is happening on their platform. Join our campaign and help #WakeUpInstagram to child exploitation. Learn how here.
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Join the Twitter conversation by tagging @collectiveshout and using #WakeUpInstagram and #InstaPimpsGirls.
See also:
Insta must act on predators: Collective Shout letter to platform heads
eSafety commissioner backs Collective Shout's call for Instagram overhaul
I was so concerned about porn-themed portrayals of young girls on Instagram I reported to police
Melinda Tankard Reist on ABC Radio National discussing the #WakeUpInstagram campaign
If Instagram can restrict diet products they can stop child sexual exploitation
‘Sexy girl’: How Instagram allows the offering of young girls as fetishised flesh
Tech companies turn a blind eye to child sexual abuse material
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No Facebook, you're not doing enough to protect children.
- 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 prohibit this type of content, and we use proactive technology to find and remove content that poses a risk to children. We’re constantly working on more ways to help prevent this behaviour on our platform.”
But we've found countless comments that have been up on underage girls' photos for up to a year. How is this using "proactive technology"? We've also reported hundreds of comments, many of which have taken weeks to get actioned and often the reply from Instagram is that they do not violate community guidelines.
These comments here are from 27 weeks ago and 14 weeks ago. Also a comment regarding a topless shoot on a child's picture apparently did not violate Instagram's community guidelines:
Here's an example of comments from a man describing his desire to sexually assault a girl which apparently do not violate Instagram's community guidelines. And another example of a comment that had been up for 54 weeks:
This comment describing the sexual assault of and underage girl had been up for 38 weeks when we found it:
Here is a sample of 100+ comments we found on Instagram on pictures of underage girls:
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Sexy girl
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Mmm sexy
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Delicious
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Snack
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Hot little tidbit
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I can make you scream daddy
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You can sit down on my legs so that I can get hard
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Eggplant/squirt emojis signifying penis/sex abuse/masturbation/ejaculation
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Wow I’d love to spread those legs
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Cute budding breasts
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Yummy candy my favourite dessert + emojis signifying penis/sex abuse/masturbation/ejaculation
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Wanna jump on top of you laying like this
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I wanna slide in that so bad
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Beautiful ass out from water
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Love the pics of you in your cut lil panties. I hope you post more like this.
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Sit on my face like that
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Hello I am a young model scout and i am looking for a designer model. If you are interested write me pm
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Cooling off that hot ass? Nice
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I wish i could see more of you - send me a picture
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Sexy pussy
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So hot n sexy body
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I want to eat your everything if you don’t mind are you ready
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Wow body and boobs and facking nice
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Such kissable full lips
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Nice pussy
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What is your snapchat name
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Yummmm
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Let me have porn sex for you
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Guess you like opening your legs
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Ooh la la + emojis signifying penis/sex abuse/masturbation/ejaculation
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Cute little tooshy
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Why did you have to cut off the best part of the pics. Still so sexy tho. Call me
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You are so dam yummy babe. When u going to pose in Victoria Secret outfits next
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Emojis signifying 'horny', penis/sex abuse/masturbation/ejaculation
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Uff so delicious
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I want lick
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Ahhhhh + emojis signifying penis/sex abuse/masturbation/ejaculation
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Stop cover up your body
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Imagine what am doing..10 inches n am cumming imaginit
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Hot wet pants
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I find it amazingly convenient that a specific area is wet
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Having that beautiful pair of legs on my shoulders and putting my penis in that beautiful ass
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Sweet camel toe; young camel toe; awesome lips, very edible and pokable
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I would love to fuck you SO HARD
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Fucking cutie be mine
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Super sexy for such a little girl
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You have the most ridiculously perfect sweet tender ass cheeks in the world.
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I want you
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That is so hot. You just made me …
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Mmm yummy
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Beautiful. Super cute in bare feet
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Yes now stay like that – rape emojis
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Double penetration
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Looks like a fun group of girls. Wonder if they would do a private dance
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Hot AF, bootylicious
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Sweet and yummy
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Mmm hot sexy body
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I like you beautiful
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Nice legs
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Can you do a stretching vid without a skirt on in undies that are way too tight
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Want you caress and kiss you my love
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I always love your tight panties. Thanks for the great position
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Extreme cameltoe
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Yummy body
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Can I massage you
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The view from behind must be amazing
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I’ll put you on the bed n slowly take all your clothes off
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Would love to get soapy with you
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Dam you’re sexy goddam you’re hot
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Camel toe - squirt emoji
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Yeah I like to put it – rape emoji
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Can you jump up and down and make them wobble more plz
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Beautiful. Nice crotch
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I wanna slide in that and fill it up
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Let me suck your toes
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Hot sexy baby
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You are so sexy
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I love you sexy lady
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Sexy sexy sexy sexual lady
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You delicious, beautiful to eat
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Cute butt
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You’re getting way too sexy little girl
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Topless shoot would be so erotic
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Yes love that shorts. When it’s come off baby
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I’ll take you from the front or back baby..both my sweet little hot box
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(I like) the front while lying on your back preferably with your legs spread open
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Lovely cameltoe
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I know she got a fat lil pussy
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I bet you look amazing in those (underwear) I hope you show us
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Ok I’m going out of line - you put it (underwear) on I take it off
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Great pix - I was trying to imagine with less clothes
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Panty lines so cute
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I’d love to do that with you (pic of 2 girls in gymnastics pose)
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Wow mine would go in so smooth
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Sit on my face
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Yummy baby
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Stretch that labia
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Are you really 10..Please open your legs
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I busted a good night to this one
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Looks like she's getting it ball deep, very hot
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I masturbated to her
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I'm hungry for it
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el dedo en la vagina (the finger in the vagina)
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I'm in need of a sugar baby that I will spoil with shopping allowance and gift. DM if interested USA only
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I eat you
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I pay for meeting you
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You wear bra?
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Care to be my sugar baby?
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She's got legs for dayyyys (pic of 6yo girl)
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You pose so perfect for tongue workout
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That is such a naughty look in your eyes
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So hot be perfect for you to take it
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One sexy little princess
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I thought cum in your face
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I wish I was that pumpkin your sitting on
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I better start tossing some money at you
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fancy a drink?
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Your vagina is little
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Sexy legs small boobs
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I wanna lick your pussy and ass
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Love to taste your butt hole an lick your wet pussy
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OMG anal licking
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Let me put my dick in ur asshole
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Her face after getting a massive cock in her fat pussy
We need to send a strong message to Instagram. Add your name to the letter here.
See also:
Why is Instagram letting men share sexual fantasies about 7 year old girls?
Help Wake Up Instagram to Child Exploitation!
‘Sexy girl’: How Instagram allows the offering of young girls as fetishised flesh
Read moreWhy is Instagram letting men share sexual fantasies about 7 year old girls?
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 has joined a global campaign calling on Instagram to take urgent action to protect young girls from the predatory behaviours of large numbers of men congregating on their pages. Campaigner Lyn Swanson Kennedy discovered hundreds of comments from men describing sexual acts they wanted to perform on the girls.
Collective Shout has joined forces with the National Centre on Sexual Exploitation (US) and Demand Dignity (Canada) stating that Instagram has become a predator’s paradise and calling on the global picture-posting platform to implement safety measures to protect underage girls.
Kennedy described her shock at coming across large numbers of predatory comments containing descriptions of sexual abuse fantasies even for girls as young as seven - and grooming-style behaviours on the Facebook-owned platform. A 9-year old girl was described as having a ‘fat little p*ssy’ by one man while another described in detail how he would assault her.
“Instagram is providing a platform for men to share their sexually explicit comments about young girls,” Kennedy said
"What we’ve found shows that sexualisation and harassment of underage girls on Instagram is rampant. By giving adults unfettered access to children and facilitating the transmission of sexual comments Instagram is complicit in putting underage girls at risk and normalising them as available for sexual gratification.
“This is a gross act of social irresponsibility and violates socially expected standards of corporate conduct.
“My colleagues and I are spending a lot of time reporting these comments. Too often Instagram says the sexually explicit comments don’t violate their “community guidelines”. Perhaps it’s time for their board to come up with some new guidelines to protect children?”
We are calling for Instagram to:
1) Change its settings so that strangers cannot direct message minors.
2) Fix its algorithm to proactively remove sexualising or sexually graphic comments on minor’s photos.
3) Update its reporting system so that if someone is reporting a sexual comment on a minor’s post it can be reported as such. The “harassment/bullying” selection does not capture the fact that these comments come from adults who are grooming/sexualising/harassing a child.
The campaign is being run under the hashtags #WakeUpInstagram and #InstaPimpsGirls. Screenshots and videos of evidence here: https://endsexualexploitation.org/instagram/.
Saturday 23 November 2019