Florence Pugh Says Instagram Censored Her Cornell 7 Posts — SkimNews
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- Florence Pugh said on 'The View' during her Netflix 'East of Eden' press tour that Instagram 'censored' her posts about the Cornell 7 case with a content warning, calling it 'another shock that women are censored.'
- Cornell University expelled only two of the seven male students accused in the October 2024 alleged drugging and gang rape of a female classmate, while the other five received temporary suspensions, workshops, or essay-writing assignments, according to the victim's attorney.
- The victim has filed suit against the seven accused men, their fraternity, Cornell University, and her former sorority.
- Instagram still applies a content warning to Pugh's second post — the one calling out the censorship — though her original post about the case is now visible on the platform.
- Mariska Hargitay, Josh Gad, and Hudson Williams amplified the condemnation on social media, with Hargitay posting via her Joyful Heart Foundation that 'We refuse for this victim to be reduced to just another story,' and Williams writing 'Arrest them.'
Why it matters: Instagram still applies a content warning to Pugh's second post (the one calling out the censorship) while leaving her original assault post visible — an asymmetry Pugh herself flagged. Combined with the victim's active lawsuit and rare cross-celebrity solidarity, the platform's moderation choices are now a publicly disputed part of a case already putting Cornell's handling under scrutiny.
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