Instagram content viewed by teenager Molly Russell before she took her own life was safe, the social media site's head of health and wellbeing has told a court. Sky's Sadiya Chowdhury has the latest 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
Ms Lagone told the inquest at North London Coroner's Court she thought it was"safe for people to be able to express themselves" - but conceded two of the posts shown to the court would have violated Instagram's policies and offered an apology about some of the content.
Ms Lagone said the topic of harm was an"evolving field" and that Instagram policies were designed with consideration to users aged 13 and over.Ms Lagone said:"I can't speak to this.""I can't speak to the different factors that led to her tragic loss," Ms Lagone responded. She said the content was"nuanced and complicated", adding it was"important to give people that voice" if they were expressing suicidal thoughts.Posts were 'cry for help'
After Mr Sanders asked the same question again, Ms Lagone said:"Respectfully, I don't find it a binary question."
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