Actor urged ‘people in power’ to criminalise harmful digital content when she accepted Bafta award
Online safety campaigners have welcomed Kate Winslet’s call on “people in power” to criminalise harmful digital content during her Bafta acceptance speech, as the UK parliament debates legislation to rein in social media platforms.
The actor won the television award on Sunday for her portrayal of a mother whose teenage daughter suffers from mental health problems as a result of viewing damaging online content.
In the UK, the youth suicide charity Papyrus can be contacted on 0800 068 4141 or email pat@papyrus-uk.org, and in the UK and Ireland Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is at 800-273-8255, or chat for support. You can also text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis text line counsellor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org
