Following the completion of the inquest involving the death of the schoolgirl, the attorney for Molly Russell‘s family advised Meta to “have some humility.”
Merry Varney, a partner at Leigh Day solicitors, said there had been some acknowledgment from social media companies, with Pinterest perhaps “more fuller than Meta”, but that it remained to be seen how firms ultimately responded to the coroner’s findings.
She said she hoped “Meta in particular” followed through after offering to meet with the Molly Rose Foundation and that “they listen very carefully and have some humility”.
Molly’s father Ian Russell said the measures currently taken to ensure safeguarding online have been “tiny”.
“I think that those steps are tiny and I think that globally dominant platforms can move a lot faster,” he said.
“I think we should all be looking at them and judging them on their actions.”