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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Technology
Nick Lester

Meta paying price for ‘cavalier approach’ to online safety, say UK campaigners

Meta says it plans to appeal, claiming it works hard to keep people safe (Alamy/PA) -

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.

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