The Latest Breaking News from Molly Russell

Leading Trauma Expert Calls For Schools To Educate Children On Dangers Of Online Trauma

Self-harm content poses urgent societal issue that needs addressing by parents, policymakers, and educators

Zenger · Jun 29, 2023

Tech firms to be forced to hand over data to inquests into child deaths

Bereaved families welcome online safety bill amendment that hands greater powers to coroners

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2023

'My 13-year-old daughter died after watching chilling self-harm TikTok videos'

When going through Maia’s TikTok, her dad Liam found two “chilling" videos that both heavily discussed and portrayed suicide and self-harm

Irish Mirror · May 21, 2023

Online safety law must be ‘fit for the memory’ of social media’s young victims

The father of Molly Russell, who took her own life after viewing harmful material on social media, was in the House of Lords for the debate.

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023

Rishi Sunak bows to Tory revolt over tougher punishments for social media bosses

The Prime Minister caved to Tory pressure on the Online Safety Bill after an amendment to make tech chiefs criminally liable if they do not block minors from seeing damaging content garnered dozens of signatures

Daily Mirror · Jan 17, 2023

The Guardian view on regulating social media: the internet should be safer

Editorial: Ministers’ ambitions have been scaled back but their bill must protect children robustly

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2023

Prosecute tech chiefs who endanger children, says Molly Russell’s father

Ian Russell says inquest into daughter’s death is ‘unique’ opportunity to make online platforms safer

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2023

Responses to coroner call to prevent future deaths ‘underwhelming’ – Ian Russell

Ian Russell criticised the ‘business as usual’ approach from tech platforms such as Meta.

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2023

You can’t stop the likes of Bridgen and Tate saying dangerous things – but you can take away their soapboxes

It’s time to look again at the UK’s watered-down online safety bill: this problem is too big for democracies to ignore, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2023

Social media bosses could face jail if they breach child safety laws

Labour’s backing of a Tory amendment to the Online Safety Bill means they potentially have the numbers to defeat Rishi Sunak’s government

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023