October 2021
Joint Select Committee publishes MRF Written ResponseThe Joint pre-legislative scrutiny Committee on the Draft Online Safety Bill has published the written evidence submitted by MRF.
September 2021
A Tale of Two FacebooksThe facebook files published in this week’s Wall Street Journal have revealed two faces of Facebook: one imperfect and private, the other polished and public facing.
September 2021
MRF gives evidence to Parliamentary CommitteeMRF chair, Ian Russell was part of a panel giving oral evidence to the Joint pre-legislative scrutiny Committee on the Draft Online Safety Bill.
September 2021
R;pple online suicide prevention ‘extension’ is launchedAs the R;pple online monitoring tool is launched as an ‘extension’, we congratulate everyone involved but most of all the charity’s founder, Alice Hendy.
September 2021
Children’s Code Comes Into ForceThe Molly Rose Foundation is pleased to be among the signatories to a letter in the Times, supporting the ICO’s Age Appropriate Design Code as it comes into force in the UK. This landmark legislation has already motivated the platforms to make changes that help make the internet a safer place for young people.
July 2021
MRFs Help Cards milestone marks charity’s third-year anniversarySome 20,000 of the Molly Rose Foundation’s popular pocket-sized Help Cards have now been distributed by the charity, with requests for these useful and free-of-charge resources coming in regularly.
July 2021
New research shows ‘children’ directly targeted with graphic content within as little as 24 hours of creating a social media account5Rights Foundation and the Children’s Commissioner for England are calling for mandatory rules for design of digital services after new 5Rights research shows online accounts registered to children being targeted with sexual and suicide content.
July 2021
Children’s rights group 5Rights has launched ‘Twisted Toys’, a campaign which helps parents to understand the insidious dangers that children are exposed to in the digital worldThe Twisted Toys such as ‘Stalkie Talkie’, ‘Pocket Troll’ and ‘Share Bear’- traditional toys which take the dangers of the digital world and show how unacceptable they would be in a physical toy.
May 2021
The Online Safety Bill was presented to Parliament on 12th May. Read the Molly Rose Foundation’s Initial ResponseThe Molly Rose Foundation says government internet regulation can’t come soon enough and welcomes this important step towards a safer internet for all. A draft bill of this scale will take time to assess and it is the detail of the proposed legislation that will prove crucial.
May 2021
Good Morning Britain interview with Ian Russell as part of their Mental Health Awareness week coverageEvery year, around 200 of those who end their own lives are children. Molly Russell was just 14 years old when she took her own life in 2017. Her father, Ian, believes social media played a role and is now campaigning for legislation to help combat the distribution of harmful content online.
May 2021
Mental Health Awareness WeekThis year the theme for Mental Health Awareness Week is ‘Nature’. Over the last twelve months getting outside and enjoying the fresh air has never seemed more important and although it has been a cold winter the brighter days are now here and soon it will be warmer too – so let’s get outside. Here are ten ideas of what you might like to do.
Today marks the end of Eating Disorders Awareness Week but we should continue to support those with an eating disorder. So, we thought we’d share some tips from BEAT to help you support somebody with an eating disorder.
