Instagram ignores 93% of abusive comments against female politicians
A study by the British non-profit NGO
Abusing women in politics — Center for Countering Digital Hate | CCDH
https://counterhate.com/research/abusing-women-in-politics/
Instagram ignored 93% of abusive comments toward female politicians: report | CBC News
CCDH surveyed several female politicians running for the 2024 US presidential election and collected 560,000 comments from their Instagram accounts. CCDH reported 1,000 comments that were deemed particularly 'abusive,' including sexism, racism, death and rape threats, and violations of the rules, to Instagram.
When CCDH tracked these comments, they found that 926 of the 1,000 were still left untouched for a week, with no action being taken by Instagram.
Examples of the abuse received included, 'We don't want any black people around us, no matter who they are,' and 'I wish someone would just throw you in the gutter.'
The politicians featured are:
◆ Democrats: Vice President Kamala Harris, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Representative Jasmine Crockett, Senator Nancy Pelosi, Senator Elizabeth Warren
Republicans: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, Sen. Lauren Boebert, Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Male politicians were not surveyed this time.
'It is unacceptable for women who seek to serve their communities in public office to be subjected to violent, racist and misogynistic slurs at street speeches or political rallies. The perpetrators would be swiftly removed from the venue. Yet on Instagram, perpetrators can send rape and death threats at women and continue to use the platform with impunity. The role of social media is being called into question as online spaces become the primary place to learn and discuss current events, social issues and politics,' the CCDH said.
In the United States, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act stipulates that social networking site providers are not liable for information posted by third parties, which gives such providers broad immunity from liability for abusive language used by users toward others.
Regarding this, the CCDH pointed out, 'The immunity granted by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 is based on a law that was enacted before social media existed and has now become an excuse for infringement. As a result, abuse, violent threats, and hate speech against women have become commonplace in the public sphere, with serious consequences that destabilize our democracy. Instagram must enact guidelines to prevent such violent behavior, and lawmakers must hold Instagram accountable for its failure to protect women.'
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