Molly Russell, 14,took her own life in November 2017 after she had been viewing harmful material on social media
(Picture: PA Wire)The Online Safety Bill is to be updated to criminalise the encouragement of self-harm, the Government has said, in what is being hailed a “significant move” by the Molly Russell Foundation.
Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan said the update would create a new offence that would target communications that encourage someone to physically harm themselves, making it illegal to do so, and bringing it in line with communications that encourage suicide – which are already illegal.
