Meta and Pinterest make secret donation to Molly Russell charity

.INFORMYOURSELFONLINE. April 05, 2025

RUSSELL FAMILY 14-year-old Molly Russell is standing in front of a red brick house with pink flowers in a window box in the background. She is wearing her school uniform, a dark blue blazer and red striped tie, smiling at the camera.

Instagram's owner Meta and Pinterest have made significant donations to a charity set up in the name of 14-year-old Molly Russell, the BBC understands.

Molly, from Harrow in northwest London, took her own life in 2017 after being exposed to a stream of suicide and self-harm content on the two platforms. A coroner concluded the negative effects of online material contributed to her death.

The donations are thought to have gone to the Molly Rose Foundation, which campaigns for internet safety. Meta and Pinterest declined to comment.

Molly's family said they had decided not to take legal action against the tech companies and would "never accept compensation" over Molly's death.

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