Instagram is breaking its promise to remove posts that glorify self-harm and suicide years after the death of the schoolgirl Molly Russell, Observer analysis has found. The photo-sharing app has long claimed... Read more »
Even the most astute observer would not have detected the turmoil in Molly Russell’s mind in the days that preceded her suicide. The weekend before the youngest of Ian and Janet Russell’s three... Read more »
2 October 2022, 12:08 | Updated: 2 October 2022, 12:12 This caller clashed with Sangita Myska over how children can be shielded from the dangers of the internet, and holds parents fully... Read more »
The headteacher of Molly Russell’s secondary school has told an inquest into the teenager’s death it is “almost impossible” to keep track of the risks posed to pupils by social media. North... Read more »
A child psychiatrist has told an inquest the self-harm material viewed on social media by Molly Russell before she died left him “not able to sleep well for a few weeks”. Dr... Read more »
A coroner issued the “greatest of warning” to an inquest into the death of schoolgirl Molly Russell, as the court was shown videos of “the most distressing nature” the teenager had liked... Read more »
A senior executive from social media giant Pinterest has apologised as he admitted the site was “not safe” when schoolgirl Molly Russell used it. The company’s head of community operations, Judson Hoffman,... Read more »
The inquest into the death of 14-year-old Molly Russell was delayed by legal discussions on Tuesday as the coroner raised concerns about protecting people whose social media posts appear at the hearing.... Read more »
T he inquest into the death of teenager Molly Russell has been delayed by legal argument as a coroner insisted he had not forgotten her “grieving” family. The inquest into the 14-year-old’s... Read more »
Molly Russell’s family’s five-year wait for answers is set to end as an inquest will finally examine whether algorithms used by social media firms to keep users hooked contributed to her death.... Read more »
