Molly Russell death

Judson Hoffman admitted some images he was taken through from the platform were ones he would 'not show to my children'. Molly Russell died in November 2017 ...

Mr Sanders said “particularly children” would find it “very difficult… to make sense” of the content, to which Mr Hoffman replied: “Yes.” Mr Russell told the court that harmful and “normal” online content would have been “conflated” in his daughter’s mind. “I believe that too much of that content is still there and I believe there is a lack of transparency. “I will say that this is the type of content that we wouldn’t like anyone spending a lot of time with.” Judson Hoffman, the company’s head of community operations, admitted emails sent to the teenager such as “10 depression pins you might like” was “the type of content that we wouldn’t like anyone spending a lot of time with”.

Hoffman was taken through a number of images the company had sent to Molly via email before her death.

Simply [click here](https://data.reachplc.com/213222873338859) to subscribe and stay up to date with all the latest from across the city and wider West Midlands. Mr Hoffman also explained that prohibited content would be hidden and made more difficult to find, but would still be available. He said: "Basically, what it means is that if we hide something it's not discoverable through search and it's not any public feeds, so it becomes hard to find. Mr Hoffman replied: "So, I want to be careful here because of the guidance that we have seen. "I will say that this is the type of content that we wouldn't like anyone spending a lot of time with." Mr Sanders KC asked: "You've said you regret, are you sorry it happened?"

Pinterest has apologised for sending Molly Russell emails such as “10 depression pins you might like” before the teenager's death.

Mr Russell told the inquest: “I believe social media helped kill my daughter. Mr Sanders said “particularly children” would find it “very difficult... [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. I believe that too much of that content is still there and I believe there is a lack of transparency. to make sense” of the content, to which Mr Hoffman replied: “Yes.” Mr Sanders said one board was called “stay strong”, which tended to “have more positive” material pinned to it, while the other board, with “much more downbeat, negative content”, was called “nothing to worry about”. The senior executive said the technology available to the company now was “just not available to us” before Molly’s death. Mr Hoffman was asked by Mr Sanders if he believed the images in the emails sent by the company were “safe for children to see”. Asked by Oliver Sanders KC, the lawyer representing Molly’s family, if he agreed that the type of content had changed, Mr Hoffman said: “I do and it’s important to note, and I deeply regret that she was able to access some of the content shown.” The court heard the social media giant sent other emails to Molly with headings such as “depression recovery, depressed girl and more pins trending on Pinterest” and “new ideas for you in depression”. The court was shown two streams of content Molly saw, comparing the material she viewed earlier in her use of the platform and in the months closer to her death.

Inquest hears teenager viewed multiple images of self-harm on Pinterest before she killed herself.

Hoffman said “suicidal quotes” should have been on a list of banned search terms and had been left off by accident. One of the self-harm images seen by Molly before her death appeared on an internal Pinterest slide deck explaining guidelines on dealing with self-harm content. North London coroner’s court heard evidence from Hoffman on Thursday, as he was taken through the last 100 posts that were seen by Molly before she died.