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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Kari Paul

High-profile women on Instagram face ‘epidemic of misogynist abuse’, study finds

Photo illustration of a silhouette of a woman looking at a mobile phone in front of an Instagram logo background.
Researchers examined thousands of direct messages to women and found a wave of misogynistic abuse. Photograph: Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock

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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