the head of instagram has told bbc news that the death of the british teenager molly russell has changedm's boss says the platform will extend its ban on such images to include drawings and cartoons. but he admits harmful content still remains on the platform. you may find some of the material in angus crawford's report upsetting. she went to bed the night before we found her, dead the next morning. talking to america. coast—to—coast on breakfast tv, with other parents bereaved by suicide. ian russell has a message about big tech and its duty to protect children. it's not right. why? because the kind of graphic material molly saw on instagram, though more difficult to find, is still there. that and the dark depressing videos, pictures and even cartoons. ian's campaign, molly's story, forced instagram to change. he simply wants them to keep their promise. moving forward, actually, we are going to change our policy to not allow any graphic images of self—harm. that is instagram headquarters, and ian russell said has he'd love to get inside to meet staff and senior managers. the leadership

the head of instagram has told bbc news that the death of the british teenager molly russell, has changed posts, showing people how to hurt or even kill themselves. molly was 14 when she took her own life, after viewing graphic content on instagram. in an exclusive interview, adam mosseri says the platform will extend its ban on such images to include drawings and cartoons. but he admits harmful content still remains on the platform. you may find some of the material in angus crawford's report upsetting. she went to bed the night before we found her dead the next morning. talking to america, coast—to—coast, on breakfast tv, with other parents bereaved by suicide, ian russell has a message about big tech and its duty to protect children. it's not right. why? because the kind of graphic material molly saw on instagram, though more difficult to find, is still there. that, and the dark, depressing videos, pictures and even cartoons. ian's campaign, molly's story, forced instagram to change. he simply wants them to keep their promise. moving forward, actually, we're going to change our policy

it's the company's latest response to public concern over the death of 14—year—old molly russell, whoo california to press for urgent reforms, as angus crawford reports. ian russell is looking for answers about big tech, social media and suicide. this is notjust for molly, this is for every young wasted life. molly took her own life after viewing graphic material about self—harm and suicide. mainly on instagram. despite a crackdown on those posts, look hard enough and they're still there, graphic and dark. but today, revealed to bbc news, new tougher measures against a wider range of material. images of methods and materials used in self—harm, that is a significant step forward. i am proud of that step forward. it will take time to implement fully throughout the product but it's also not going to be the last step that we take. so that's a new commitment, notjust to remove the graphic images of self—harm but the dark memes and pictures about suicide. success won't be measured in the words of the chief executive but whether in time, genuinely, instagram becomes a safer place for young p

the move follows concerns raised by the death of molly russell, the 14—year—old who took her own life. earlier her father ian spoke to victoria derbyshire, about what he's learnt since molly's death. there are many things that i have learnt since molly has died. the first of them is nothing to do with social media. i think that is the prevalence of mental ill health. i was lulled into a false sense of security, i thought it was something that didn't happen that often and probably to other and probably to other people, in a misguided way. but there are figures that show that that something like one in four of us will suffer an episode of mental ill health in any given year. it is really quite common. so i think the first thing that is important for us all to know, particularly young people as they are growing up, is it is almost to be expected that at some point in your life you will have a bad day. i think we are quite used to that. and then when you know that, it is important to know how to know how to react. because i suspect molly found herself in a bad place and she was always som

it's the company's latest response to public concern over the death of 14—year—old molly russell, whouch content. her dad, russell, travelled to california to press for urgent reforms, as angus crawford reports. ian russell in the heart of silicon value. —— valley. to get answers about what tech giants are doing on harmful content. instagram, the main platform poly use, despite a crackdown on self pictures, look ha rd crackdown on self pictures, look hard enough and they are still there, graphic and dark. today it revealed to bbc news, new tougher measures against a wider range of material. images of method and materials used in self—harm, that is a significant step forward. i am proud of that step forward. it will ta ke proud of that step forward. it will take time to implement fully throughout the product but it is also not going to be the last step we take. that is a new commitment, not just to we take. that is a new commitment, notjust to remove the graphic images of self—harm but the dark memes and pictures about suicide, nurses, peels, razor blades. success will not be measured

the move follows concerns raised by the death of molly russell, the 14—year—old who killed herself in crawford's report upsetting. ian russell in the heart of silicon valley. to get to some answers about what the tech giants are doing on harmful content. molly took her own life after viewing graphic material about self—harm and suicide. mainly on instagram. despite a crackdown on those posts, look hard enough and they are still there, graphic and dark. i think i'm probably disappointed that there is so much material still just so easily found. but today, revealed to bbc news, new, tougher measures against a wider range of material. images of methods and materials used in self—harm. that is a significant step forward. i'm proud of that step forward. it will take time to implement fully throughout the product. but it's also not going to be the last step that we take. so that's a new commitment, notjust to remove the graphic images of self—harm but the dark memes and pictures about suicide, nooses, pills, razor blades. success won't be measured in the words of the chief executive, but wh

molly russell's family say she took her life after viewing self—harm and suicide videos.er father goes to america to get tech firms to clamp down. and it wasn't to be for wales, beaten in the semifinals of the rugby world cup by south africa. good evening. donald trump says the leader of the islamic state group, abu bakr al—baghdadi, has died after a military operation conducted by us special forces. he'd been described as the world's most wanted man and mr trump said capturing or killing him had been the top national security priority of his administation. al—baghdadi had been under surveillance in northern syria for two weeks, eventually being cornered in the village of barisha. he's said to have detonated an explosive vest as his compound came under attack. here's our middle east editor, jeremy bowen. the sound and flame of battle lasted around four hours, witnesses in the village told the bbc. in the morning, boys on their way to school kept out the rubble. they are from a new generation jihadists might try to recruit. nothing was left of the house with al—baghdadi an

the head of instagram has told bbc news that the death of the british teenager molly russell has changed posts showing people how to hurt or even kill themselves. molly was 1a when she took her own life after viewing graphic content on instagram. in an exclusive interview, adam mosseri says the platform will extend its ban on such images to include drawings and cartoons. but he admits harmful content still remains on the platform. you may find some of the material in angus crawford's report upsetting. she went to bed the night before we found her dead the next morning. talking to america, coast—to—coast, on breakfast tv, with other parents bereaved by suicide, ian russell has a message about big tech and its duty to protect children. it's not right. why? because the kind of graphic material molly saw on instagram, though more difficult to find, is still there. that, and the dark, depressing videos, pictures and even cartoons. ian's campaign, molly's story, forced instagram to change. he simply wants them to keep their promise. moving forward, actually, we're going to change our policy to

let's talk to ian russell. molly's dad.inity bradford who both have instagram accounts, they‘ re here with their mum and dads‘ permission; and bernadka dubicka is chair of the child and adolescent faculty at the royal college of psychiatrists. the nature of our conversation mean we will be talking about suicide and self harm so please ensure children aren't watching if you think it will affect them. thank you all forjoining us on the programme. i want to ask you first of all, ian, since your daughter's death, what have you learned about the power of social media? there are many things i have learned since molly has died. the first has nothing to do with social media. i think that is the prevalence of mental ill—health. i was lulled into a false sense of security. i thought it was something that did not happen that often, but probably to other people in a misguided way. but there are figures that show something like one infourof are figures that show something like one in four of us will suffer an episode of mental ill—healt

it's the company's latest response to public concern over the death of 14—year—old molly russell, whot reforms, as angus crawford reports. ian russell is looking for answers about big tech, social media and suicide. this is notjust for molly, this is for every young wasted life. molly took her own life after viewing graphic material about self—harm and suicide. mainly on instagram. despite a crackdown on those posts, look hard enough and they're still there, graphic and dark. but today, revealed to bbc news, new tougher measures against a wider range of material. images of methods and materials used in self—harm, that is a significant step forward. i am proud of that step forward. it will take time to implement fully throughout the product but it's also not going to be the last step that we take. so that's a new commitment, notjust to remove the graphic images of self—harm but the dark memes and pictures about suicide. success won't be measured in the words of the chief executive but whether in time, genuinely, instagram becomes a safer place for young people. children's er, accident

it's the company's latest response to public concern over the death of 14—year—old molly russell, who2017 after viewing such content. her dad, russell, travelled to california to press for urgent reforms, as angus crawford reports. ian russell in the heart of silicon valley... —— ian russell is looking for a nswe i’s —— ian russell is looking for answers about big tech, social media and suicide. this is notjust for molly, this is for every young wasted life. molly took her own life after viewing graphic material about self—harm and suicide. mainly on instagram. despite a crackdown on those posts, look hard enough and they are still there, graphic and dark. but today, revealed to bbc news, new tougher measures against a wider range of material. images of methods and materials used in self—harm, that is a significant step forward. i am proud of that step forward. i am proud of that step forward. i am proud of that step forward. it will take time to implement fully throughout the product but it is also not going to be the last step that we take. so thatis be the last step that we take. s

it follows public outcry over the death of a dish teenager molly russell who killed herself while reviewing. meanwhile twitter has said it will ban all political advertising worldwide, saying the reach of m essa 9 es worldwide, saying the reach of messages should be earned, not bought. the announcement from the chief executive comes after facebook ruled out a ban on political ads. social media companies have come under particular scrutiny added the 2020 us elections. to another us tech giant, and that's apple. its shares have risen after it forecast sales for the crucial holiday shopping quarter that beat wall street expectations. the chief executive tim cook said the new iphone 11 is helping to ease the slowdown. he added that sales of ipod, watches and streaming services continue to rise. i think it's about time that we stopped thinking of apple isjust time that we stopped thinking of apple is just an time that we stopped thinking of apple isjust an iphone company. it's the strongest foundation for it but without its product lines, i think apple would be half of what it is. the strategy o

molly russell killed herself after seeing pictures of self harm and suicide online, now instagram tellsher controls. cashless and cut—off. banks are warned over the level of it failures — leaving millions without access to their money.

the tragic death of 14—year—old molly russell, revealed earlier this year by the bbc, sparked demands way it deals with harmful content. molly's family says she took her own life after viewing graphic material about self harm and suicide on the social media platform. her father ian has been calling on tech companies to do more to ban such images, and he's now taken his campaign to america. 0ur correspondent angus crawford, who's been following the story, went with him, and you may find some of his report upsetting. ian russell is looking for answers about big tech, social media and suicide. this isn'tjust for molly. this is for every young wasted life. children's er — accident and emergency. we are here on a monday morning... ian is with dr free hess. she's treating more and more young people who self—harm. i personally have had as young as seven—year—olds who have had full—on attempts of suicide. just in, a young man who tried to take his own life. when did you start harming yourself? about the age of 12. any of these? he has been cutting himself for years and needs specialist care.

and coming up at 0915, instagram introduces tougher controls after 13—year—old molly russell took her

it is part it follows the suicide of molly russell, who killed herself after using the platform. an find back down on the story of that interview with molly's father on the victoria derbyshire programme. so in case you are not watching at the beaming of the programme, the lead story is a confusing situation in british politics even by the standards of the last few months. borisjohnson was defeated today in an effort to get two thirds of mps to support him to call an election in december the 12th. and he has come back within minutes and said, 0k, come back within minutes and said, ok, we are going to do it tomorrow using a different bill, and guess what i'm proposing? an election in december the 12th. but according to this bill, and the way it works, we don't have to get into the parliamentary mechanics right now, but he simply requires 51% of the vote rather than the two thirds which he was unable to get earlier. to throw into the mix that the opposition liberal democrats and snp may or may not support the situation, and things are moving. we will turn to it again in a few minutes

instagram is to ban all images showing people how to hurt or kill themselves after 14—year—old molly russellfe. it‘s five o‘clock. good evening from westminster, where in the next few minutes mps are expected to begin debating the prime minister‘s plans for a general election on december the 12th. after about an hour and a half or so of debate, we‘ll then get the vote. now, for it to pass, 434 votes are needed, two thirds of mps. if that fails, then the snp and the lib dems say they‘ll push for a poll on december the 9th. downing street very interestingly has indicated that the government could support that. meanwhile, today the eu extended the deadline for brexit, meaning the uk will not now leave this thursday, october the 31st, as had been promised repeatedly by borisjohnson. eu leaders have offered a so—called flextension, making the new deadline the end of january 2020, but allowing for brexit to happen before then, if parliament approves a deal. let‘s get more on all today‘s developments from our political correspondent, chris mason. walking towards us right now, another delay to brexi

instagram is to ban all images showing people how to hurt or kill themselves — after 14—year—old molly russelly driver maurice robinson appears in court, charged with the manslaughter of 39 people found dead in a refrigerated trailer in essex. coming up on afternoon live all the sport with holly hamilton... it may be a england v south africa final at the rugby world cup this weekend — so why is there a war of words between eddiejones and wales coach warren gatland? more at half two. thanks holly. sarah keith lucas has all the weather — sarah. frost this morning? indeed, things have turned cold but many of us holding out for the autumn sunshine, many of us have got it today. over the next few days, rain to come in the south—west but i will keep you up—to—date with all the details throughout the afternoon. thanks sarah. also coming up on the programme — wildfires whipped up by fierce winds continue to sweep california — the authorities declare a state—wide emergency. hello everyone — this is afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. we are live in westminster. so borisjohnson‘s ‘do or die‘, no ‘ifs or bu