Grieving Scots mum wants social media bosses to be criminally liable for protecting kids after daughter's suicide
A Scots mum says tech bosses should be made criminally liable for protecting kids from online harm - after her teen daughter took her own life.
Ruth said she did everything she could to protect Sophie online but warned parents can never been 100 per cent sure what their children are viewing. "We did all the parental controls on the phone, we locked down our Wi-Fi at home, we did everything we could to be responsible. "We checked her phone and internet history like a lot of parents do, but parents can't control everything, if kids want to get around things, they will find a way.
The UK Government's Online Safety Bill would require tech companies to remove illegal material from their platforms. But it would only hold tech bosses liable for failing to give information to the Ofcom watchdog. "Senior managers at these companies should be held criminally liable if they wilfully ignore the law.
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