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Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis (QFR Responses)

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Questioner: Josh Hawley

Narrative: KnowledgeHarm: Suicide & self-injuryOther Topics: Molly Russell
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Josh Hawley

A. · Response

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QuestionWhat did Meta do to investigate the circumstances of Molly Russell's death, given the inquest finding that online content contributed?

ResponseMeta says Molly Russell's case informed a 2019 policy review (banning graphic suicide/self-harm imagery outright) and cites a January 2024 change restricting such content from teens' Feed/Stories, plus ongoing detection technology and reporting metrics; it does not describe any specific investigation into her individual case.