Father of girl who died by suicide says banning under-16s from social media would be wrong

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Ian Russell, whose daughter Molly died in 2017 aged fourteen, said the government should focus on enforcing existing laws rather than “implementing sledgehammer techniques like bans”.

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00:00The father of a teenage girl who took her own life after viewing suicide and self-harm content online

00:06has said banning under-16s from social media would be wrong.

00:11Ian Russell, whose daughter Molly died in 2017, aged 14,

00:16told the BBC's newscast the government should focus on enforcing existing laws.

00:22The foundation, set up in Molly's name, has joined children's charities

00:26and online safety groups in signing a joint statement opposing a ban.

00:31Prime Minister Sekir Starmer has not ruled out restrictions for under-16s

00:36after Australia introduced a ban in December.

00:39The House of Lords is expected to vote next week on proposals for a more targeted approach.

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