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After the Molly Russell inquest, social media firms face a safety reckoning

The question of tougher regulation is back following an inquest into the death of a 14-year-old who viewed significant amounts of harmful online content

What content is safe for a child to view online? Who gets to decide what is OK and what is dangerous? And how much of a role should a government, a company or a parent play in that decision?

These questions were brought into focus by the inquest into the death of 14-year-old Molly Russell. And if there was one point during the two-week hearing when the case for tougher online regulation became overwhelming, it was during Meta executive Elizabeth Lagone’s testimony.

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Originally posted in the guardian.