High-profile women on Instagram face ‘epidemic of misogynist abuse’, study finds
by Kari Paul from on (#5XWBF)
Messages analyzed were to well-known social media users such as Jamie Klingler, Rachel Riley and Bryony Gordon
A new report analyzing thousands of direct messages sent to high profile women on Instagram has uncovered what researchers describe as systemic" failures to protect women in the public eye from misogynist harassment".
The report, released by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), analyzed thousands of messages sent to five well known Instagram users: including actor Amber Heard, UK television presenter Rachel Riley, activist Jamie Klingler, journalist Bryony Gordon, and magazine founder Sharan Dhaliwal.
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