Coroner rules Molly Russell died from ‘self-harm after suffering depression and negative impact of social media’
- A senior coroner has ruled that social media content 14-year-old schoolgirl saw before she took her own life was not safe and “shouldn’t have been available for a child to see”.
- The coroner did not believe it was safe to leave suicide as a conclusion for this case but instead found Molly “died from an act of self-harm while suffering depression and the negative effects of online content”.
- He added that Molly was “exposed to material that may have influenced her in a negative way and, in addition, what had started as a depression had become a more serious depressive illness”.
- Find out more about this developing inquest on the Independent’s and the BBC’s website.
Fears in Belfast after 10-year-old ‘groomed online’ on Omegle
- A mother has expressed concern regarding Omegle after her 10-year-old was threatened into performing a sex act online.
- She has said that her daughter has been left “traumatised” by the ordeal, with the website becoming very popular with other children in her primary school.
- The child was in contact with a man from another country who threatened them saying that he “knew where they lived and would kill their parents if they did not do as they were told”.
- Find out more on the Belfast Live’s website.
Twitter is adding a new TikTok-like full screen video feature
- Twitter is adding new features to make it easier for users to watch videos on its platform, including the launch of a scrollable, TikTok-like feed.
- Due to be launched in the coming days, users will be able to click on a video in their feed to enter a scrollable video feed, with similar video content.
- Twitter has said the purpose of the new immersive view is to make it easier for users to discover engaging videos.
- You can read the full story on the Tech Crunch’s website.