Damning verdict on social media: Coroner rules schoolgirl Molly Russell killed herself after viewing harmful posts

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Prince William has said keeping children safe online should be a 'prerequisite, not an afterthought' after an inquest into 14-year-old Molly Russell's death

During the inquest, Ian Russell told the hearing seeing the material the teenager accessed from the "ghetto of the online world" still affects him.

"And if you're struggling, please speak to someone you trust or one of the many wonderful support organisations rather than engage with online content that may be harmful."I'll give a fuller statement at the church hall when I've had time to collect my thoughts, and I will be joined by others who would like to say more about online safety.

As a result, large amounts of harmful content can be found on social media today as platforms struggle with moderating the sheer scale of content being posted and the balancing act of allowing users to express themselves while trying to keep their online spaces safe. During the inquest, coroner Andrew Walker said the opportunity to make social media safe must not "slip away", as he voiced concerns about the platforms.

"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."

 

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Nah. I see performative allyship at work.

Serendi52207149 This happened in 2018 (Aust) but not the only one. The Carly Ryan Foundation was set up because of this plus several other well published deaths occurred around this time. Sorry don’t know how tolink article

He needs to tell his uncle really

Yet he doesn’t get his own digital comms team to delete the vitriol and racist comments his ‘fans’ leave on his social media posts about his niece and nephew. His ‘fans’ attacked a primary school on Twitter forcing them to go private because they mentioned Meghan. Performative BS

Pooja33719735 He's right

You should also keep children away from his uncle Andrew in real live too.

He was hoping PM would have end up like this poor young lady. Condolence to Molly Russell family. This world is filled with evil peoples including the one who issue the stmt.

It's all good to put parenting responsibilities to tech companies, dont think they care, we need a shared responsibility

This is about a 14 year old child who felt she had no other option than to take her own life. No real mentions of her in the comments, just a lot of snide comments. Shame on you all.

Only When he cleans his own social media account will I believe him. Those comments from his supporters about Archie and Lillie are ghastly and for some reason they don’t get deleted. I wonder why? Is he encouraging the bullying by staying silent? Is he endorsing the bullying?

Billy the bigot is the head hater and should be held to account for being the Bulliam he is.

If only William would practice what he preaches. If only he wasn’t interested in these issues just for their PR value. If only he wasn’t such a hypocrite.

Now come the days of the Hypocrite.

Prince William is the ultimate bandwagon hypocrite. Under his own Twitter handle his niece and nephew have suffered the most racist abuse imaginable - what a moronic tool.

Wasn’t his 1 year old nephew bullied as well? Where was William then?

Except if they are your nephew Archie and niece, Lilibet Diana . Such hypocrisy.

This is awful. I’m glad he’s taking an initiative as a father with 3 kids.

it's not just this girl, it's that boy as well Archie Battersbee. I don't know what the solution is, I guess parents have to be more aware of the mental health of their child.

And yet Willy refused to acknowledge his nephew Archie with a statement that he has a nephew Pipi's son. What does he really know about how to treat children - only enough of his spewing for Public Relations.

William should teach his own son not to bully first NotMyPrince

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