Former Love Island contestant Amy Hart has said she has discovered she has been abused online by nurses and even had a death threat from a 13-year-old.
The 29-year-old influencer, who appeared on the 2019 series, told a committee of MPs that Instagram users should have to verify their identities.
“Everyone’s got a national insurance number,” she said. “And if you’re under 16 and don’t have one, then your parents should have to put theirs, because one of my death threats was traced back to a 13-year-old.”
She added: “You think, if that’s what they’re doing at 13 in their bedroom at their mum and dad’s house, what are they going to do when they’re 18 and they’re out on their own?”
Much abuse comes from anonymous accounts, but if someone posts under their real identity, Hart often looks up who they are, she told the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) select committee.
“If someone messages me horrible things and they do it from their own account, I’m straight on Facebook to look at who they are,” Hart said.
