A former Love Island contestant has told a government inquiry that social media companies are not doing enough to combat trolling.
Amy Hart, who appeared on the fifth season of Love Island in 2019, said she no longer reports abusive comments on social media platforms because she doesn’t believe anything will be done.
Hart gave her comments as evidence during an inquiry into influencer culture on Tuesday 14 September.
The inquiry aims to examine the power of influencers on social media, how influencer culture operates and the impact of influencers on the media.
Appearing in front of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sports Committee, Hart said she was surprised to learn that many of the abusive messages she received on social media did not break platforms’ community guidelines.
“I am desensitised but I would say that the [social media] networks are not supportive enough when it comes to trolling,’ she told the committee.
“I have reported some messages before and they come back saying, ‘We have looked at it and it doesn’t break community guidelines’ and I am like, ‘Look at that message!’
“Look at this barrage of messages someone has sent me before 7 o’clock in the morning telling me how much they hate me, how awful I am, why everyone hates me, how ugly I am,” she said.
Hart has 1.1 million followers on Instagram and more than 130,000 followers on Twitter.
She has now stopped reporting such messages because she believes “there is no point”. Additionally, she said the process...
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