Facebook and Instagram owner Meta is paying the price for its “cavalier approach” towards children’s online safety, say UK campaigners after the tech giant was ordered to payout a further 567 million dollars (£421 million) for failings by a US court.
Ian Russell, the father of 14-year-old Molly, from Harrow, London – who took her own life in 2017 after viewing harmful content, gave evidence in the landmark case brought by New Mexico, which the social media company lost in March.