Wednesday was Red Dress Day in Canada and the National Day of Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in the United States. On Thursday, people on both sides of the border flooded social media with comments saying their Instagram "stories" had disappeared. Instagram user calls for more transparencyThe technical glitch wasn't exclusive to Instagram stories on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, and another advocate says she would like to see Instagram respond more quickly when there are technical problems. "The stories that were deleted were related to the crisis in India, maternal mental health and then also missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls," said Bogler. Henderson said she plans on continuing her advocacy and is encouraging people to read the final report of the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

Source: CBC News May 07, 2021 22:04 UTC