{"id":320745,"date":"2026-02-25T12:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/metas-cold-response-to-inquest-into-molly-russells-death-met-with-anger\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T12:00:04","slug":"metas-cold-response-to-inquest-into-molly-russells-death-met-with-anger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/metas-cold-response-to-inquest-into-molly-russells-death-met-with-anger\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta&#8217;s &#8216;cold&#8217; response to inquest into Molly Russell&#8217;s death met with anger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/I5cVRT85M9I\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Meta's 'cold' response to inquest into Molly Russell's death met with anger\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I5cVRT85M9I\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Friends of 14-year-old Molly Russell, who took her own life in 2017, are speaking publicly for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>An inquest concluded that Molly had been struggling with depression and was exposed to harmful content online that contributed to her death.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Molly\u2019s friends speak about the addictive pull of Instagram, the shock of seeing the content she had viewed, and their anger at what they describe as Meta\u2019s &#8216;cold&#8217; and &#8216;inhumane&#8217; response.<\/p>\n<p>Meta said they &quot;don&#8217;t allow content that promotes suicide or self-harm&quot; adding that they take action on 98% of the content before it&#8217;s reported to them. 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