19-year-old Jay Slater's Instagram account was falsely memorialized by trolls, causing distress to family during search efforts, and Meta reversed it and removed the involved account.

19-year-old Jay Slater's family and friends are devastated by online trolls who manipulated Instagram to falsely memorialise his account after he went missing. Trolls claimed responsibility for the change, adding to the family's distress amidst ongoing search efforts. Instagram's parent company, Meta, reversed the memorialisation and removed the involved account for violating community standards.

July 13, 2024
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