For journalists

Reporting is the job. The abuse isn't.

Fendr removes abuse and harassment from your Instagram comments in real time, before your audience sees them, before they get amplified, before you have to deal with them.

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The problem

Being a journalist shouldn't make you a target.

  • You know what the inbox looks like after a difficult story goes out.
  • The hate is rarely spontaneous. It's organised, and it wants you to stop.
  • If you are a woman, sexist and sexually threatening comments come as standard.
  • If you are from an ethnic minority background, racial abuse follows any piece that gains traction.
  • The goal is to make you spend more time managing abuse than reporting.
How it works

Up in minutes.

1

Connect your Instagram

Through Meta's verified integration. Fully secure, takes minutes, and no credentials are ever shared.

2

Tell Fendr who you are

Your content, your identity, the abuse you face. Fendr builds around you, not a generic filter.

3

Stay protected

24/7, automatic, in the background. You focus on the work.

What Fendr does

Fendr removes abusive comments in real time, your audience never sees them. Every comment Fendr acts on is logged in your dashboard, available to review whenever you choose.

Handles coordinated attacks

When an organised campaign targets your account, Fendr is already working before the volume gets unmanageable.

Built around you

The abuse a crime correspondent faces is different from a political reporter's, which is different again from a foreign correspondent's. Fendr is built around you.

Catches threats and harassment

Not just explicit slurs, but intimidating and threatening language that doesn't always trigger automated systems.

Full audit trail

Everything logged and reviewable, useful for documenting patterns, for HR or legal processes, or for safety reporting.

Learns over time

Recognises repeat abusers and escalating patterns, and catches them faster.

The comments section after a big story used to be something I dreaded. Now I don't even think about it.
Anonymous, journalist
It's not just the volume. It's the coordinated nature of it. Fendr handles both.
Anonymous, journalist
  • During one coordinated attack on a public figure's account, Fendr removed over 3,500 abusive comments in real time, out of 6,300 total. None of them stayed up.

Protection from €49/month.

Free for 14 days. The abuse stops landing. You keep reporting.

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FAQ

Questions, answered.

Can Fendr detect threats and targeted harassment?

Yes. Fendr reads the context of each comment rather than matching keywords, so it catches threats and personalised harassment that simple filters miss.

Does it work during a coordinated pile-on?

Yes, it processes comments in real time, so when a story triggers hundreds of replies at once, the abusive ones are removed automatically before they build momentum.

Will it hide legitimate criticism of my reporting?

No. Fendr distinguishes abuse from disagreement. Genuine criticism stays visible; hate, threats, and harassment are removed.

Which platforms does it support?

Fendr protects Instagram today, with TikTok, X, and YouTube on the way.

Do I stay in control of what gets removed?

Yes. Every action is logged and reviewable, and your corrections teach the system what to catch for you.

Online Abuse Protection for Journalists | Fendr