Actress Florence Pugh accused Instagram of 'protecting rapists' after the platform restricted a post in which she spoke out about sexual assault allegations involving former Cornell University students, prompting the actress to question whether she was being deliberately silenced.
The 30-year-old star said some followers were unable to access her full statement about a civil lawsuit filed by a former Cornell student, while others could reportedly see only a trigger warning or were unable to swipe through the post. Instagram initially placed a sensitive-content warning over the material before Meta later removed the restriction following a review.
