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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Thomas Kingsley

Molly Russell died from ‘self-harm after suffering depression and negative impact of social media’

PA Media

The father of schoolgirl Molly Russell made a direct appeal to Meta to stop publishing a “demented trail of life-sucking content” after a coroner ruled the “negative effects of online content” had contributed to her death.

Ian Russell said he hoped the the coroner’s conclusions would be an “important step in bringing about much-needed change”.

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