Delays to online safety bill will endanger young people, says Molly Russell’s father

Ian Russell, Molly Russell’s father, has been in contact with the culture secretary, Michelle Donelan, about the bill. Photograph: Linda Nylind/The Guardian

Further delays in implementing the online safety bill will endanger young people at risk of harmful social media content, Molly Russell’s father has warned.

Ian Russell said he received a phone call last week from the culture secretary, Michelle Donelan, in which she pledged to resume the bill’s progress through parliament before Christmas.