Policy2 hOctober 8, 2026, 15:03

Molly Russell's father to tell UK cinemagoers: 'Instagram helped kill my daughter'

Ian Russell, father of 14-year-old Molly who died in 2017 after viewing harmful Instagram content, recorded a 30-second ad to run before UK screenings of The Social Reckoning, a film about Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen. He urges donations to the Molly Rose Foundation and says "too little has changed" since his daughter's death.

The Guardian

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Molly Russell's father to tell UK cinemagoers: 'Instagram helped kill my daughter'

The ad will run free at Everyman, Curzon, Showcase and AMC cinemas in the UK
Russell says algorithms still push toxic content on to children
A 2022 inquest linked Molly's death to the negative effects of online content
Meta says it now defaults under-18s to private accounts and limits messaging

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