The mother of a murdered teenager Brianna Ghey He called for the prohibition of social media for children under 16 years of age, calling her “absolute soak”.
Esther Ghey spoke On screening new ITV Documentary film, Brianna: The mother’s storywho explores the death of Brianna, 16, who was killed by a classmate Scarlett Jenkinson and her friend Eddie Ratcliffe.
Jenkinson and Ratcliffe, who were both 15 at the time of the murder, laughed at Briann to the park in Cheshire where she was stabbed 28 times With hunting knife, 11. February 2023. Years.
He works on her campaign on network security and trolling, Mrs. Ghey said, “Even if I say, if I try not to look at my child, trying to tell me about my child, and also really, really terrible comments.
“And it is also mentioned in the documentary, that when you report things, support is not there.”
Speaking on screening in West London, Ms. Ghey said one of the reasons that decided to participate in the documentary was “to get answers” from social media companies on security.
She said, “At this point, I really don’t believe that every social media company will put the lives before they get.”
Mrs. Ghey had previously met the Prime Minister of the Lord Keir Starmerand his predecessor Rhishi Sunak, to discuss the issue and criticized Online security lawSaying that it doesn’t go far enough.
She is a campaign for the age limit on the use of smartphones, stricter control of access to social media applications, severe actions on the knife crime and wit to learn in schools.
She added: “I reported so many comments and I always get the answer that they didn’t do anything wrong, that it’s not something I could crash, and our children have access to that comments.
“No matter how much love and compassions you pump in your child when you bring them, and how many empathies you can learn and they will go online and see how other people talk about other people, and may think it’s okay.
“And that is neither enter the amount of damage that is online, like dangerous challenges in which young people lose their lives for these sick challenges To pass people, misogyin, hatred, misinformation, and it’s just the tip of the iceberg. “
The 75-minute film celebrates Briann’s life and the functions of the three friends, which describe the schoolchiller as kind, chatty and funny. He also explores her death and problems around network security.
Brianna, who had thousands of followers in the missor, fought with his mental health, which worsens the dietary disorder and self-harm to X.
From 14. One of her killers, Jenkinson, he enjoyed watching the real killing and torture on the dark Web, fantasized about murder and developed interest in serial killers.
The documentary is monitored by MS Ghey while traveling to the United States and meets Arturo Bejar, former director for engineering on the giants of the social media TargetWho testified before the Congress on the safety of children on the company’s platforms.
He tells her that people are “countless” against harmful algorithms.
The film also contains officers from Cheshire Police, who speaks of investigation in Briann’s murder, and videos on tourist suite interviews with both killers, who were caught within 28 hours.
Brianna: The mother’s storyWhether on Thursday Thursday 27. March at 9 pm on ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV player.
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