Amy Hart Says She Got Death Threats When She Was 13 Years Old.

"Everyone has a national insurance number," he said. "And if you're under 16 and don't have one, your parents have to give everything because one of my death threats came from a 13-year-old." He added, "Do you think if they did this at 13 in their bedroom at their mom and dad's house, what would they do when they were 18 and left alone?"

Many cases of harassment come from anonymous accounts. Still, when someone posts under their real identity, Hart often looks for it, he told the Committee on Digital, Culture, Media, also Sport (DCMS).

"Are you proud?"

"If someone sends me bad stuff and does it from their account, I'll go straight to Facebook to see who they are," Hart said. I was controlled by nurses and people who had husbands and children. I mean, do you go out to dinner and tell your friends that you happen to prank a 29-year-old girl you don't know? Proud? I do not understand ."

Hart told the influential Culture Commission that he went to love island with 3,000 followers on Instagram and had more than a million by the time he left. He told the committee, "Social media networks are not supportive enough when it comes to trolling. I've reported a few messages, and they've come back and said, "We've looked, and it doesn't violate any community guidelines."

- And you tell me that this is not against policy?

Hart added that he realized there was no point in reporting abuse of the platform. "I deleted something, but you see these messages, and actually, I might stop reporting them because I know they make no sense," he said.

"Because the time it takes is a process, 'Why are you reporting this message? "And then came back a few hours later with a notice that said, 'We checked it, and it doesn't violate any community guidelines.'

A spokesperson for Facebook, Instagram's parent company, said: "We understand how frustrated Amy is at receiving such rude comments, and we don't want this to happen on Instagram or Facebook. 

For example, we have implemented several security tools, including "Restrictions," which prevent comments and messages from people who temporarily unfollow you, and "Hidden Words," which prevent you from allowing you to filter words, phrases, and inappropriate emoticons from your comments and DMs so you shouldn't see them.

Hart, meanwhile, also said she received "amazing" support from producers ITV and Love Island, with "feeling good girls" calling her regularly for 18 months after she left the show and offering therapy. "If you need therapy, ITV is always there, and I'm still friends with the producers. They always check on me," he said.