Encouraging someone to self-harm will become a criminal offence after a 14-year-old girl’s death.
MPs will finally debate the long-delayed Online Safety Bill again on December 5 in a bid to curb “abhorrent trolls” on websites, apps and messaging services.
Changes have been influenced by Molly Russell, the 14-year-old who took her own life in November 2017 after viewing social media content linked to depression, self-harm and suicide.
