The Molly Rose Foundation charity is now warning that the Online Safety Act does not go far enough to address what it says are clear systematic failures in the content moderation approach of social media firms.
Some of the biggest social media platforms are failing to detect and remove dangerous suicide and self-harm content, according to a study. The Molly Rose Foundation found that of more than 12 million content moderation decisions made by six of the biggest platforms, over 95% of them were detected and removed by only two sites - Pinterest and TikTok. The other four platforms that featured in the report were Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and X, formerly Twitter.
The study also accused sites of failing to enforce their own rules, noting that while TikTok detected almost three million items of suicide and self-harm content, it suspended only two accounts. The research was based on content moderation decisions made in the EU, which are required to be made publicly accessible. In response to the study, a Meta spokesperson said: 'Content that encourages suicide and self-injury breaks our rules.
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