This researcher got the most vile abuse simply for doing her job 😡
A popular and respected tech researcher has been bombarded by vile threats after uncovering a new Instagram feature.
This led to a number of tweets in which cowards made sick rape and death threats using the most appalling language. She dug into Instagram code and found the app is planning to lock usernames for 14 days after their owner shuts an account down.This means crooks won’t be able to nick their handle and then try to sell it back to them.
Wong said the feature would mark ‘the end of username grabber bots’, which are pieces of software designed to automatically ‘squat’ on Instagram names.
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