>> A COMMUNITY AMONG THEMSELVE
. IT WAS CONNECTING THEM VERY
AGGRESSIVELY SO THERE WAS A
SINGLE MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY.
THAT IS TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE.
IT'S AN INSTAGRAM COMMUNITY.
DOING A SINGLE TALENT GOT THIS. IT WAS VERY OPEN AND THERE WERE
IT WAS VERY OPEN AND THERE WERE
HASHTAGS AND THAT MADE DISCOVERY
EASIER.
THE COMPANY TOOK ITS EYE OFF
THE BALL AND ALLOWED PEOPLE TO
SEARCH FOR SELLERS OF UNDERAGE
CONTENT. THEY WERE USING HASHTAGS LIKE PETAL OR.
HASHTAGS LIKE PETAL OR.
>> IT WAS NOT SUGGESTING TO THIS
GROUP OF PEOPLE LOOKING FOR THE
CONTENT?
>> YES. NICHE COMMUNITIES HAVE A STRONG
NICHE COMMUNITIES HAVE A STRONG
GRAVITATIONAL PULL.
ALGORITHMS ARE VERY GOOD AT
FIGURING THAT OUT AND MAKING
SURE. ONE ACTIVIST GOES BY MAMA, SHE
ONE ACTIVIST GOES BY MAMA, SHE
HAD -- FOLLOWERS SEND HER AWFUL
THINGS FROM TIME TO TIME AND
SHE REPORTED ONE PAGE CALLED IN
FACT TODDLER'S.
IN THE FOLLOWING DAYS INSTAGRAM
STARTED PUSHING THIS PAGE TO
ALL OF HER FOLLOWERS TO TAKE A
LOOK AT.
THEY TOOK DOWN THE PAGE WHEN WE
GOT IN TOUCH WITH THEM ABOUT IT.
THEY SAY THEY'RE WORKING ON
TRYING TO PREVENT PEDOPHILES
FROM TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE PLATFORM COMMUNITY AND INTEREST
PLATFORM COMMUNITY AND INTEREST
BASED TARGETING TO FORM A
LARGER COMMUNITY OTHERWISE.
>> THEY TOOK DOWN HALF 1
MILLION OF THESE ACCOUNTS IN
JANUARY ALONE.
HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO TRACK
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THESE
ACCOUNTS AND STOP THEM FROM
DISTRIBUTING MORE OF THIS
CONTENT?
>> I THINK THE QUESTION IS,
THERE IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE
STUFF ON THE INTERNET.
THERE ALWAYS HAS BEEN.
WITH THAT SAID THE QUESTION IS
TO WHAT DEGREE DOES A PLATFORM
LIKE INSTAGRAM FACILITATE AND NORMALIZE IT?
NORMALIZE IT?
I THINK THAT IS A QUESTION HERE.
CAN THIS BE A FUNCTIONING
DIRECTORY FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE THESE DESIRES.