Molly Russell: What did we learn from the inquest?
30.09.2022 - 16:57
/ msn.com
– Who gave evidence from the witness box at the inquest?Molly Russell’s father, Ian, delivered a pen portrait of his daughter, before giving evidence. The head of health and wellbeing at Meta, Elizabeth Lagone and Pinterest’s head of community operations, Judson Hoffman, also appeared in person at the inquest.
Other witnesses included child psychiatrist Dr Navin Venugopal, Molly’s headteacher Sue Maguire and deputy headteacher Rebecca Cozens. – What did Ian Russell say during his evidence?Ian Russell said the content his daughter had been exposed to was “hideous”, adding that Molly had accessed material from the “ghetto of the online world”.
Mr Russell also said “whatever steps have been taken (by social media companies), it’s clearly not enough”, adding: “I believe social media helped kill my daughter. ”– What did Pinterest’s senior executive tell the inquest?Pinterest’s head of community operations, Judson Hoffman, conceded the platform was “not safe” when Molly Russell used it, adding that he “deeply regrets” posts the teenager viewed.
Mr Hoffman said Pinterest is “safe but imperfect” as he admitted harmful content still “likely exists” on the site. – What did Meta’s head of health and wellbeing tell the inquest?Elizabeth Lagone, a senior executive at Meta, defended Instagram and said posts described by the Russell family as “encouraging” suicide or self-harm were safe.
The senior executive told the inquest she thought it was “safe for people to be able to express themselves”, but conceded a number of posts shown to the court would have violated Instagram’s policies. – What did the child psychiatrist say?Dr Navin Venugopal said he was “not able to sleep well” after viewing Instagram content viewed by Molly Russell.
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