What we've found on Instagram is horrifying and something must be done!
What we've found on Instagram is horrifying and something must be done!
Instagram is ignoring a serious child predator problem.
Dear Friend,
Earlier this year, YouTube came under public scrutiny for its facilitation of pedophile comments and networking in the comment sections of young children—but what we’re seeing on Instagram now is even worse.
We’re finding rampant sex trafficking, child sexual abuse grooming, as well as adult fetishization of young girls on Instagram.
That is why we’ve launched an international joint campaign with Collective Shout (Australia) and Defend Dignity (Canada) to call on Instagram to improve its policies!
By failing to protect the children using this social media site, Instagram is complicit in sexual exploitation caused by sex traffickers, predators, and pedophiles on its platform.
Join our international campaign to call on Instagram to make three vital policy improvements:
1) Instagram must change its settings so that strangers cannot direct message minors,
2) Instagram must fix its algorithm to proactively remove sexualizing or sexually graphic comments on minor’s photos,
3) Instagram must 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/sexualizing/harassing a child.

Watch Our Video Documenting the Proof
Link to Facebook video breaking down the evidence against Instagram

You can take action in four major ways:

First, you can email Instagram executives here. Fill out the short form and you can send an email directly to Instagram, demanding that they do better to protect minors!
Second, you can forward this email to three friends and ask them to join the campaign!
Third, you can learn more and see censored screenshots and videos of proof here.
Fourth, you can post on social media using #WakeUpInstagram and #InstaPimpsKids. Remember to tag @Instagram in your post as well, so you can get their attention! Here are some sample posts you could consider posting on Twitter, Instagram, and even Facebook:
It's time to #WakeUpInstagram! We need to tell Instagram to fix safety features to stop sex trafficking, child abuse, and pedophile-like comments on minors' photos! #InstaPimpsKids @Instagram
Minors whose @Instagram accounts are set to private can still receive unsolicited direct messages from strangers, which has led to several instances of sex trafficking and child sexual abuse – this must be fixed! #WakeUpInstagram #InstaPimpsKids
There are countless comments by predatory adults on the photos of minors on @Instagram, where they leave sexually graphic comments, sexualize children, or solicit sex from children. Will Instagram fix this? #WakeUpInstagram #InstaPimpsKids
Thank you for taking action and helping defend children from sexual exploitation online!
Thankful to serve with you in this movement,
Dawn Hawkins
Sr. Vice President & Executive Director
National Center on Sexual Exploitation
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