UK watchdogs urged to act on suicide content after death of girl, 14
A Norfolk coroner linked the death of 14-year-old Adriana Retyte to suicide-related content she viewed on TikTok in the week before she died. The Molly Rose Foundation is demanding Ofcom investigate TikTok's algorithm, while the regulator's chief executive said trust in platforms' safety culture is "simply not there".
- Coroner: access to suicide content on TikTok may have played a significant part in the girl's death
- Ofcom has been investigating TikTok's child-safety compliance since June
- MRF survey of 1,825 children found one in three saw high-risk content in the prior week
- TikTok says it enforces strict rules against content promoting self-harm
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