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Lena Dunham reveals a nine-year-old called her a 'wh**e' on Instagram as she talks about her decision to quit Twitter

Published: 18:55 EST, 6 October 2015 | Updated: 02:46 EST, 7 October 2015

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She recently revealed how mean-spirited comments led her to distance herself from Twitter.

But Lena Dunham is facing the same situation on Instagram, and revealed that a nine-year-old recently called her a 'wh**e' in the comments section of one of her posts.

The 29-year-old made the revelation at Vanity Fair's New Establishment Summit in San Francisco on Tuesday , where she spoke at panel with moderator Katie Couric and Instagram CEO and co-founder Kevin Systrom.

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'I'm all about you': Lena Dunham revealed at Vanity Fair's New Establishment Summit in San Francisco that a nine-year-old called her a 'wh**e' in the comments section of one of her Instagram posts, leading her to explore her critic's account

The insult - which was misspelled - spurred Lena to explore her critic's Instagram account, which was described as a compilation of videos of herself ranging from her eating to lounging in her home.

'If you're a nine-year-old who has the wherewithal to find me and call me a wh**e, I'm all about you,' Lena said.

The Girls star added of Instagram's more positive community: 'The presence of images and no character limits creates a much less toxic environment.'

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Picture perfect: The Instagram fan looked business chic in her olive green suit and leather shoes

Talking it out: The 29-year-old shared the stage with the CEO and co-founder of Instagram, Kevin Systrom

She also delved into the reasons why she distanced herself from Twitter.

'The environment [on Twitter] became so hostile that it couldn’t possibly be OK for me to be reading this stuff,' she said, according to the publication.

The revelation comes not long after Lena talked about her own experience on social media as a public figure during an interview with Re/code Decode.

The writer and actress recently posted snap of herself in her boyfriend Jack Antonoff's underwear, resulting in massive backlash from Twitter users.

Talking it out: The writer and actress recently received massive backlash from Twitter users for a photo she posted of herself in her boyfriend Jack Antonoff's underwear

One Twitter user, under the handle donnythemick, commented: '@lenadunham why would you post this pic on social media? nobody wants to see all that fat nasty blubber. have some respect for your body and show some self control at the dinner table for christ's sake. go on a diet ya fat pig!'

Speaking Re/code's Kara Swisher, Lena said of the experience: 'I thought it was funny, I had to wear my boyfriend's underwear because my dog literally ate all my underpants.

'It wasn't a graphic picture—I was wearing men's boxers, and it turned into the most rabid, disgusting debate about women's bodies, and my Instagram page was somehow the hub for misogynists for the afternoon.'

Three's company! The pair were joined by journalist Katie Couric, who served as the moderator

She then discussed her relationship to Twitter: 'I don't look at Twitter anymore. I tweet, but I do it through someone else. I don't even know my Twitter password, which may make me seem like I'm no longer a genuine community user.

'I really appreciate that anybody follows me at all, so I didn't want to cut off my relationship to it completely, but it truly wasn't a safe space for me.

'I think even if you think you can separate yourself from the kind of verbal violence that's being directed at you, that it creates some really kind of cancerous stuff inside you, even if you think, "Oh I can read like 10 mentions that say I should be stoned to death." That's verbal abuse. Those aren't words you'd accept in an interpersonal relationship. […] For me, personally, it was safer to stop.'

'I still man my own Instagram,' she explained. 'It's a more positive community. It's really immediate. I take a picture, I post it, I move on.'

Words of wisdom: Lena smiled as she gazed towards the journalist, who appeared to talking

Looking good! Dunham beamed in her satin olive green suit and sparkling black blouse

Annie Leibovitz also spoke about her famous Caitlyn Jenner cover, which revealed the former Olympian to the world in her new female form.

'Our whole team—and it was a team—wanted to make it a success for her, and to take her over that hill,' she said. 'I think she has a long way, still, to go, but what she’s done is pretty amazing.'

Speaking about one particularly revealing shot of the reality star wearing a corset, she revealed that she originally wanted to be 'more conservative', but Caitlyn insisted on it.

Having a laugh: Other guests at the summit included Bradley Cooper and Def Jam founder Rick Rubin.

I'll be black: Maria Shriver moderated a panel with America's youngest self-made billionaire Elizabeth Holmes

Double swipe: 'In this country, we can buy weapons and kill ourselves, but we can’t buy access to our own health records,' she told Shriver

Silicon Valley creator Mike Judge and exec producer Alec Berg revealed that big wigs from the real Silicon Valley have approached them about appearing on the show, and vice-versa.

'We've reached out to Mark Zuckerberg and he declined,' Judge said, before Berg added: 'You mean, he hasn't said yes yet.'

Maria Shriver moderated a panel with America's youngest self-made billionaire Elizabeth Holmes.

Call me Caitlyn: Annie Leibovitz also spoke about her famous Caitlyn Jenner phographs, which revealed the former Olympian to the world in her new female form

Calling the shots: Speaking about one particularly revealing shot of the reality star wearing a corset, she revealed that she originally wanted to be 'more conservative', but Caitlyn insisted on it

The 31-year old is the founder and CEO of Theranos - a company that can run up to 70 lab tests on blood from a single pinprick in less time and for less money than traditional tests - and is now worth around $4.5billion.

'In this country, we can buy weapons and kill ourselves, but we can’t buy access to our own health records,' she told Shriver.

Other guests at the summit included Bradley Cooper, Rashida Jones and Def Jam founder Rick Rubin.

Life imitating art: Silicon Valley creator Mike Judge and exec producer Alec Berg revealed that big wigs from the real Silicon Valley have approached them about appearing on the show, and vice-versa