Student being blackmailed seeks court order requiring Meta to take down Instagram account

Student claims his image alongside one of male genitalia that are not his has been sent to various contacts and followers of his social media accounts

Student claims Meta has not taken any action in relation to the account and in a response to the student said the matters complained of do not breach Instagram's 'Community Guidelines'. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

A third-level student wants the High Court to order the removal of "fake and defamatory" material posted by an Instagram account holder who has allegedly been blackmailing him and sending altered sexualised images to his contacts.

The student, who cannot be identified by order of the court, claims his image alongside one of male genitalia that are not his has been sent to various contacts and followers of his social media accounts.