Social media users "may be put at risk" because of delays to an inquest into the death of a teenage girl.
Molly Russell, 14, killed herself in 2017 after seeing graphic images of self-harm and suicide on Instagram.
At a pre inquest review, lawyers for Molly's family said the material provided to them from Facebook - which owns Instagram - had been redacted or withheld.
Coroner Andrew Walker said he was troubled by the delay."Every day that it is delayed, poses a potential risk to others exposed to this material," he said.
He was told in the last six months of her life, Molly used her Instagram account more than 120 times a day.
She also liked more than 11,000 pieces of content and shared material more than 3,000 times, including more than 1,500 videos.
In a statement, Instagram said it "does not allow content that promotes or glorifies self-harm or suicide and will remove content of this kind."
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