Culture secretary Michelle Donelan to amend bill that, after Molly Russell case, will place duty of care on social media firms
Molly Russell, 14, took her own life in 2017 after viewing online material related to self-harm, suicide and depression.Molly Russell, 14, took her own life in 2017 after viewing online material related to self-harm, suicide and depression.
The proposed amendment to the bill, which returns to the House of Commons on 5 December, also requires social media companies to prevent such content appearing online or else face the threat of substantial fines. The bill imposes a duty of care on tech platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to prevent illegal content – which will now include material encouraging self-harm – being exposed to users.
The progress of the online safety bill has been paused twice since it was introduced to parliament in 2021, amid Conservative backbench concerns about its impact on free speech. In July Kemi Badenoch, then a Tory leadership contender, said theto become law and, in an apparent reference to the bill’s provisions on content which is “legal but harmful”, that “we should not be legislating for hurt feelings”.
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