LONDON - A 14-year-old British girl died from an act of self-harm while suffering from the 'negative effects of online content', a coroner said on Friday, in a case that has shone a spotlight on social media companies. Molly Russell was 'exposed to material that may have...
"Molly was a thoughtful, sweet-natured, caring, inquisitive, selfless, beautiful individual - although a few words cannot possibly encapsulate our wonderful girl," her father Ian said in a statement.
"If this demented trail of life-sucking content was safe, my daughter Molly would probably still be alive and instead of being a bereaved family of four, there would be five of us looking forward to a life full of purpose and promise that lay ahead for our adorable Molly. A visibly angry Sanders asked Ms Elizabeth Lagone, the head of health and wellbeing at Meta, why the platform allowed children to use it when it was"allowing people to put potentially harmful content on it".
"We'll continue our work with the world's leading independent experts to help ensure that the changes we make offer the best possible protection and support for teens," she added.
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