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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lamiat Sabin

Online self-harm content to be made illegal five years after death of teenager Molly Russell

PA Media

Online content that encourages self-harm will be criminalised, the government announced five years after the death of teenager Molly Russell.

Culture secretary Michelle Donelan has announced that the Online Safety Bill will be updated to make encouraging self-harm via online posts, images, and videos illegal.

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