Ofcom accused of ‘excluding’ bereaved parents from online safety consultation
The Guardian -

The UK regulator has been criticised by grieving families and internet abuse survivors for failing to engage with themBereaved parents and abuse survivors who have endured years of “preventable, life-changing harm” linked to social media say they have been denied a voice in official discussions about holding tech firms to account.Mariano Janin, whose ­daughter Mia, 14, killed herself after online bullying, and the parents of Oliver Stephens, 13, who was murdered after a dispute on social media,...

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