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'We owe our children': Grieving parents say social media costs lives
Bereaved families whose children's deaths were linked to social media are sharing their stories with the BBC.
The letter accuses Ofcom of a “lack of ambition” and says its proposals don’t do enough to tackle grooming and sexual abuse, or content that promotes violence, suicide and self-harm among young people. The parents have urged Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer to take further action after the next general election regardless of who is in power, appealing to them“as senior politicians but also fathers”. Their letter calls for stronger social media regulation, intervention in the AI industry and more education in schools about online safety, mental health and suicide prevention.
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