Instagram to launch 'sensitivity screens' after Molly Russell's death

Facebook-owned app promises changes to better shield users from self-harm images

Instagram will introduce "sensitivity screens" to hide images of self-harm in an attempt to protect young people who use the site, the app's head has announced.

Adam Mosseri, who took over Instagram after the app's founders departed suddenly in 2018, has promised a series of changes following the death of the British teenager Molly Russell, whose parents believe she took her own life after being exposed to graphic images of self-harm and suicide on Instagram and Pinterest.