Four out of five parents want the Prime Minister to do more to stop the circulation of extremist video content online in the wake of the Southport tragedy.
The Molly Rose Foundation (MRF), which carried out the study, has warned the PM that he must urgently intervene to stop more “preventable tragedies”.
The suicide prevention charity says OFCOM have been too slow to implement the Online Safety Act.
Andy Burrows, chief executive of the MRF, said: “Online threats propelled by fluid ideologies have been thrust into the spotlight after the Southport killings and are driving deeply disturbing new trends, including children being groomed by online groups into acts of self-harm and even suicide.
“In the face of such appalling risks, it beggars belief that Ofcom has failed to introduce any targeted measures to address suicide and self-harm offences. The Prime Minister must now intervene with tough legislation that stops more inherently preventable tragedies and that treats this threat with the urgency it deserves.”
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