U.K. coroner finds "negative effect" of Instagram, Pinterest content contributed
to teen Molly Russell's suicide death London — A coroner in London
concluded Friday that social media was a factor in the death of 14-year-old
Molly Russell, who took her own life in November 2017 after viewing
large amounts of online content about self-harm and suicide on platforms
including Instagram and Pinterest. "It's likely the material viewed
by Molly… affected her mental health in a negative way and contributed to
her death in a more than minimal way," senior coroner Andrew
Walker said Friday according to British media outlets. "It would not be