Face Forward Intelligence Report Release #1

1-31 May 2026

The inaugural Face Forward Intelligence Report captures more than 11,000 comments across participant accounts, establishing the baseline for how online abuse is shaping public life for women and gender‑diverse leaders. This first dataset makes the picture unmistakable: Facebook dominates both volume and harm, driving 85% of all comments and 91% of all abusive content, with an abuse rate more than double that of Instagram.

Identity‑based hostility emerges immediately in Month One — racist, xenophobic, sexist, and religiously targeted abuse layered on top of the daily grind of personal attacks and offensive language. With 2,400 harmful comments auto‑removed and 40 hours of staff time saved, the impact of real‑time protection is already measurable.