████: [Heavily Redacted Content]... "We're concerned as this means these accounts – which are clearly violating – will remain easy to find and may continue to be recommended – both to vulnerable people, and to journalists who are looking to write stories…
Molly Cutler: "On January 22, the BBC reported that exposure to graphic images of cutting and self-injury on Instagram contributed to the suicide of 14-year-old Molly Russell. Our policy permitted these images unless they clearly promoted or celebrated suicide…
Guy Rosen: "Instagram suicide and self-injury (SSI) issues reveal we are behind where we need to be"
"We've always removed content that promotes SSI, but at the advice of mental health experts, we've allowed suicide admission content as it provides an outlet …
Steve Hatch: "TLDR: We have seen a slowdown in spend immediately following the BBC report though to date no major advertiser has pulled all spend or taken a negative public position.However we remain in a very delicate position. All advertisers we have spoken …
Chris Norton: "I'm sorry to share these images and I know your team do amazing work. But I'm really worried that the line we are drawing on what self harm content is allowed is in the wrong place. The father of Molly Russel is on the tv sofas tomorrow and they…
Chris Norton: "As you might know, the Sunday Times will tomorrow run a (likely) front-page story with 30 families of suicide victims accusing Instagram of killing their children. The Government will write to us to tell us we need to do more and that this is a …
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Sources: published internal records, unsealed discovery exhibits and court filings in MDL 3047 and related litigation. An allegation in a filing is not an independently verified fact.