A new investigative report from the Wall Street Journal has revealed that Instagram is helping to connect and promote networks of accounts that commission and purchase underage sex content.
The report, which came from investigations done by the outlet and researchers at Stanford University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, revealed that Instagram’s algorithm actively promotes pedophile accounts, and guides pedophiles to content sellers through the recommendation systems "that excel in linking those who share niche interests."
The social media platform has allowed people to search for explicit hashtags such as "pedowhore" and "preteensex," and connected those searchers to accounts that advertise the sales of child sex materials, accounts that are often claiming to be run by children and use handles such as "little slut for you."
