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Instagram ignored 93% of abusive comments toward female politicians: report | The Center for Countering Digital Hate says its findings highlight systemic social media problems

Instagram ignored 926 out of 1,000 abusive comments targeting the accounts of female politicians after they were flagged to the app, according to a new report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate.

The British non-profit Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) flagged comments users left on the accounts of 10 politicians, including Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, that it said violated parent company Meta Platforms' standards. Meta, said the app uses artificial intelligence (AI) technology to proactively remove hate speech before it's reported, and that users can apply their own filters to prevent abusive language on their accounts. Just last week, Meta shut down CrowdTangle, a tool it bought in 2016 that was widely used by researchers, watchdog organizations and journalists to monitor social media posts and track how misinformation spreads on the company's platforms.

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