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@Wen@mastodon.scot  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Tackling the negative effects of Social Media the UK and beyond

And by extension outlining many of the reasons that supine politicians in the UK will not (maybe never) get around to it). A thoughtful article. We lost a young niece to suicide almost 6 years ago in circumstances that were similar to Molly Russel’s story

http://archive.today/2026.01.19-223758/https://www.thetimes.com/uk/technology-uk/article/why-i-oppose-banning-children-from-social-media-3mv3bdszk

#SocialMedia #SelfHarm #Control #reform

From the article linked,

Text reads 

Why I oppose banning children from social media
Sir Keir Starmer must target addictive tech design and promote online wellbeing rather than a popular but ineffective solution, writes the father of Molly Russell
Ian Russell
Monday January 19 2026, 10.05pm, The Times

Every parent worries desperately about the internet. More than eight years after my daughter Molly’s death, the risks of social media remain entirely unacceptable.

There is consensus that the government must go much further to address the acute harms that continue to take young lives and the chronic harms that blight childhoods.

Swift and decisive action is required. Research conducted by the Molly Rose Foundation, the charity founded in Molly’s name, finds that half of girls encounter content about suicide, self-harm, depression or eating disorders every week.
From the article linked, Text reads Why I oppose banning children from social media Sir Keir Starmer must target addictive tech design and promote online wellbeing rather than a popular but ineffective solution, writes the father of Molly Russell Ian Russell Monday January 19 2026, 10.05pm, The Times Every parent worries desperately about the internet. More than eight years after my daughter Molly’s death, the risks of social media remain entirely unacceptable. There is consensus that the government must go much further to address the acute harms that continue to take young lives and the chronic harms that blight childhoods. Swift and decisive action is required. Research conducted by the Molly Rose Foundation, the charity founded in Molly’s name, finds that half of girls encounter content about suicide, self-harm, depression or eating disorders every week.
From the article linked, Text reads Why I oppose banning children from social media Sir Keir Starmer must target addictive tech design and promote online wellbeing rather than a popular but ineffective solution, writes the father of Molly Russell Ian Russell Monday January 19 2026, 10.05pm, The Times Every parent worries desperately about the internet. More than eight years after my daughter Molly’s death, the risks of social media remain entirely unacceptable. There is consensus that the government must go much further to address the acute harms that continue to take young lives and the chronic harms that blight childhoods. Swift and decisive action is required. Research conducted by the Molly Rose Foundation, the charity founded in Molly’s name, finds that half of girls encounter content about suicide, self-harm, depression or eating disorders every week.
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