Prince William "reaching out" to the family of the tragic teenager Molly Russell

Prince William will reach out to the family of a teenage girl who has committed suicide after viewing images of self harm on social media, it was said.

The Telegraph reports that the Duke of Cambridge will make personal contact with relatives of Molly Russell.

Molly was only 14 years old when she committed suicide in November 2017.

It was found that the teenager had viewed content on social media related to anxiety, depression, self-injury and suicide.

Social media giants are under intense pressure to check the content of their platforms as part of a national conversation caused by Molly's death.

Last November, the Prince delivered a pbadionate speech against cyberbullying in which he criticized companies for not doing more to tackle the problem.

He added that tech companies "still have a lot to learn" about their responsibilities and invited them to fight more against the poison broadcast online.

William stated that he believed that technology leaders were "honest people" but they did not seem to be willing to properly tackle platform-amplified problems – cyberbullying and misinformation protection of privacy and hate speech.

Molly's father, Ian Russell, has already stated that the time for self-regulation of social media is over.

"Until now, they have chosen their own course," he said earlier this month.

"Governments have let social media platforms self-regulate, but remember that it's a matter of life and death and the situation is getting worse.

"The time has come for the UK government to put in place an effective regulation of the internet, with strong sanctions as a safeguard.

"The time has come for the UK to lead the world in making the online world safer, especially for young people."

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