Of course I’ve seen the work of ERW, it’s a powerful testimony that has been utterly overshadowed by the Instagram furore that followed. The simple truth is that these are the stories that need to be written up, these are the ideas that need to be brought to the table and discussed carefully and in ways that are meaningful. I’ve worked for many years as an advocate for looked after children – and helped bring evidence against abusers. The one thing I can tell you with absolute surety is that taking the discussions to social media makes legal cases infinitely more complicated and ultimately worse.

And these things need to be discussed in a global context. The plight of victims across the world is being overshadowed by the all consuming social media stories, most of which prompt outrage but don’t seek or recommend meaningful change.

More thoughtful arguments and discussions get sidelined by the loudest voices, and that’s not always the best thing. Medium heavily curates things that people want to read – and should be promoting the things that we need to read.

Silencing victims isn’t the aim here – it’s asking which stories we aren’t hearing instead. That’s a different argument. Thanks for continuing the discussion.