Do politicians care about our children’s safety?

Government’s Online Safety Bill has been shelved until at least the autumn and may even be scrapped

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Do politicians care about our children’s safety? You wouldn’t think so from their lackadaisical attitude to protecting the young from online threats, said Judith Woods in The Daily Telegraph. Ian Russell is all too aware of these dangers. In 2017, his 14-year-old daughter Molly took her own life after viewing graphic content about suicide and self-harm. “I think Molly probably found herself becoming depressed,” he told the BBC. “She was always very self-sufficient and liked to find her own answers. I think she looked towards the internet to give her help and support.”

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