Molly Russell inquest to examine role of social media algorithms in teen’s death
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Molly Russell’s family’s five-year wait for answers is set to end as an inquest will finally examine whether algorithms used by social media firms to keep users hooked contributed to her death. Previous hearings have heard how the 14-year-old had engaged with tens of thousands of social media posts in the six months before she died, including content that “raised concerns”. open image in gallery In the last six months of her life, Molly engaged with Instagram posts about 130 times a day on average Senior employees from social media giants Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, and Pinterest, are due to give evidence in person at the North London Coroner’s Court in Barnet. Since his daughter’s death, Molly’s father Ian Russell has been a vocal campaigner for reform of social media platforms and set up the Molly Rose Foundation in her memory.
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