Naomie Pilula is just like you. She works five days a week, goes to church on Sundays and enjoys getting her nails done. She loves fashion, her friends and her family, too. Like most, these everyday moments are reflected on her Instagram page, where she posts a few times a week. So imagine her surprise when a simple video about one of her favorite face masks drew comments like “is this AI?” and “is she using a filter?" After a while, Pilula realized they were talking about her physical appearance, but it wasn’t until the 37-year-old posted a selfie in June that she would be exposed to the depths of the internet’s nastiness.
