Ian Russell
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 48 |
| Date of birth | August 30,1975 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | Seattle |
| Washington | |
| United States | |
| Height | 178 (cm) |
| Education | University of Washington |
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| ID | 3209487 |
Ian Russell Life story
Ian Russell is an American soccer coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach of MLS club Toronto FC.
Molly Russell: Tech firms still failing after teenager's death, says father
...By Angus CrawfordBBC NewsSocial media companies are still pushing " harmful content to literally millions of young people" Ian Russell, the father of Molly Russell, has said...
Online Safety Bill: Beefed up internet rules become law
... Campaigners have included Ian Russell, whose 14-year-old daughter Molly took her own life in 2017 after viewing suicide and self-harm content online on sites such as Instagram and Pinterest...
Online Safety Bill: Crackdown on harmful social media content agreed
... Online safety campaigner Ian Russell has told the BBC the test of the bill will be whether it prevents the kind of images his daughter Molly saw before she took her own life after viewing suicide and self-harm content online on sites such as Instagram and Pinterest...
Online Safety Bill will have failed if harm not stopped - Ian Russell
...By Emma HarrisonBBC NewsA new law aimed at policing the internet will fail if it does not stop harmful content, online safety campaigner Ian Russell has said...
Online Safety Bill: Bereaved parents win fight for information
... Ian Russell, whose daughter, said it was " really important"...
Molly Russell: Dad criticises social media firms' responses to coroner
... Ian Russell said the social media firms responses indicated a " business as usual approach"...
Kate Winslet: Parents feel powerless over children's social media use
... Ian Russell, the father of teenager Molly Russell, who ended her life after viewing suicide and self-harm content online, said the bill had been watered down and the decision might have been made for political reasons to help it pass more quickly...
Molly Russell: Coroner's report urges social media changes
... Molly s father Ian Russell said he welcomed the coroner s report and called on social media firms " to heed the coroner s words and not drag their feet waiting for legislation and regulation"...
Molly Russell: Coroner's report urges social media changes
A coroner has written to Social Media firms and the government calling for action following the inquest into the death of schoolgirl Molly Russell .
The 14-year-old, from Harrow, ended her life in November 2017 after viewing suicide and self-harm content online.
Coroner Andrew Walker issued six recommendations including separating platforms for adults and children and reviewing algorithms used by sites.
Molly's father Ian urged Social Media firms not to " drag their feet".
At the inquest held last month at North London Coroner's Court, The Coroner concluded The Schoolgirl died while suffering from the " negative effects of online content".
In a prevention of future deaths report sent on Thursday to firms including Meta, Pinterest, Twitter and Snapchat, as well as the UK government, Mr Walker identified these concerns and action points for media firms and government to consider:
The Coroner also voiced concerns over age verification when signing up to the platforms, content not being controlled so as to be age-specific and algorithms being used to provide content together with adverts.
Other issues included were the lack of access or control for parents and guardians and The Absence of capability for a child's account to be linked to a parent or guardian's account.
In his report, Mr Walker said: " I recommend that consideration is given to the setting up of an independent regulatory body to monitor online platform content. "
He also recommended that " consideration is given to enacting such legislation as may be necessary to ensure the protection of children from The Effects of harmful online content and the effective regulation of harmful online content".
The Coroner added that while any regulation " would be a matter for government I can see no reason why the platforms themselves would not wish to give consideration to self-regulation".
" I believe you and/or your organisation have The Power to take such action, " he wrote.
Meta, Pinterest, Twitter and Snapchat now all have 56 days to respond with a timetable of action they propose to take or explain why no action is proposed.
Molly's father Ian Russell said he welcomed The Coroner 's report and called on Social Media firms " to heed The Coroner 's words and not drag their feet waiting for legislation and regulation".
" They should think long and hard about whether their platforms are suitable for Young People at all. "
He added that the government " must also act urgently to put in place its robust regulation of Social Media platforms to ensure that children are protected from The Effects of harmful online content, and that platforms and their senior managers face strong sanctions if they fail to take action to curb the algorithmic amplification of destructive and Extremely Dangerous content or fail to remove it swiftly".
Representatives from both Meta, Instagram's parent company, and Pinterest gave evidence during the inquest.
Meta executive Elizabeth Lagone said she believed posts seen by Molly, which her family say " encouraged" suicide, were safe, while Pinterest's Judson Hoffman told the inquest The Site was " not safe" when The Schoolgirl used it.
Reacting to The Report , Meta agreed that " regulation is needed" and it was " reviewing" the recommendations.
" We'll continue working hard, in collaboration with experts, teens and parents, so we can keep improving, " The Firm added.
In a statement, Pinterest said it was " committed to making ongoing improvements to help ensure that The Platform is safe for everyone and The Coroner 's report will be considered with care".
Source of news: bbc.com
