Molly Russell inquest: Instagram clips were 'most distressing'
Molly Russell had opened a Twitter account that her parents only found out about after her death
An inquest has been shown footage about suicide and self-harm that 14-year-old Molly Russell viewed on Instagram before she took her own life in 2017. The court, sitting in Barnet, was told by coroner Andrew Walker the footage was "most distressing... it is almost impossible to watch".Elizabeth Lagone, Meta's head of health and well-being, said she was unaware of research on how content affects users.
The executive from Meta, which owns Instagram, was asked about research into the impact of self-harm related content on users.Ms Lagone said: "I'm not aware of specific research on the impact of content. That would be very difficult research to undertake with ethical considerations."
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