A photographer accused of selling photos to pedophiles is allowed back on Instagram. Forbes alerts Meta to over a dozen accounts with over half a million followers sexualizing child and teenage models. Now the tech giant is coming under heavy fire for its policing of predators.
A photographer accused of selling photos to pedophiles is allowed to use Instagram for months after he’s arrested.alerts Meta to more than a dozen accounts with over half a million followers sexualizing child and teenage models. Now the tech giant is coming under heavy fire for its policing of predators.ane, a 13-year-old living in Louisiana, decided she wanted to be a model. It was her mom, Sarah, who gave her ambitions a boost by posting images of her on Instagram. .
Durtschi was arrested in March and indicted in April. He pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual exploitation of children. His attorney didn’t respond to requests for comment. Yet further searching found over a dozen other accounts that posted similar content to Durtschi’s and had been visited by Instagram users who let it be known they found the minors sexually attractive. One Instagram profile posted photos and videos of minors in swimwear, with a request for “no creeps please.” It had 2,167 followers. Another with similar swimwear-based content had 43,000 followers. Those were just the public groups.
The Canadian organization continues to find accounts that either promote child sexual abuse or sexualize children. In just one month this year, it reported nearly 150 of them to Instagram, 40 of which remain online, McDonald said. “As policy makers regulate social media, there must be a clear consensus that companies have a duty to stop material that facilitates child abuse appearing on their platforms, with strong corporate and director accountability measures that focus minds at C-suite level,” Burrows said.
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