Social media bosses to discuss suicide and self harm content with the Samaritans

Representatives from social media giants Facebook, Google, Snapchat and Instagram have been summoned by the Government to meet the Samaritans over plans to rid the internet of content promoting self-harm videos and suicide Health Secretary Matt Hancock has convened the summit and will ask tech giants to commit to developing ways that might identify and…

Facebook ‘willing to change everything’ to tackle suicide posts, says Sir Nick Clegg

Facebook is willing to “change everything” to curb posts about suicide following the death of British teenager Molly Russell, according to Sir Nick Clegg. The former Liberal Democrat deputy prime minister, now Facebook’s head of global affairs, said social media platforms have a “profound responsibility” to safeguard teenagers. Speaking in an interview with the BBC,…