OFCOM's Lord Grade: 'tech companies have got to take responsibility' for their part in Molly Russel's death

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OFCOM's Chairman Lord Grade tells Nick Ferrari: 'There are serious regulations coming' following the death of Molly Russell. NickFerrariLBC

Ahead of his speech at the Royal Television Society's convention, OFCOM's chairman Lord Grade tells Nick Ferrari "serious regulations" are coming for tech companies associated with 14-year-old Molly Russell's suicide.

Regulation companies such as OFCOM face scrutiny following the death of a 14-year-old girl, Molly Russell who committed suicide after consuming Instagram content her family claimed to encourage suicide. "The tech companies have got to take responsibility and have got to be regulated. The wild west approach no longer is acceptable to the public it is causing a lot of harm," Lord Grade responded.

 

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NickFerrariLBC Yes it's really tragic... but No...its unworkable. The Internet is not and cannot be regulated. The clue is in being GLOBAL. Services can also be bypassed via other tech means .. trouble is most old dinosaurs like Grade understand or realise and its all hot air.

NickFerrariLBC OFCAM Decided the 4 Year Airwaves bullying by Piers Morgan culminating in Morgan saying he didn't believe the Duchesses suicidal thoughts were true. Other women in stress wouldn't speak up when A Royal is disbelieved. OFcam's decision was Morgan has a right to 'Free Speech'

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