News
September 2023
Online Safety Bill becomes law
“The onus is now on Ofcom to move boldly and swiftly to protect children from preventable harm.”
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News
July 2023
MRF stands firm against Elon Musk’s threat to curtail independent research
The Molly Rose Foundation stands with US-based online safety group the Centre for Countering Digital Hate in the face of legal threats from Elon Musk.
News
June 2023
OSB amendment will allow access to data for bereaved families
It comes following calls by crossbench peer Baroness Kidron to give coroners legal powers to request information from Facebook and other service providers which could be relevant to the death of a child who has used their platform.
News
May 2023
Kate Winslet calls for harmful online content to be criminalised
The Oscar-winning actress’s call echoes the Molly Rose Foundation (MRF)’s campaign to strengthen the Online Safety Bill.
News
May 2023
UK public backs calls for Online Safety Bill amendment
Polling which shows huge public support for strengthening the Online Safety Bill (OSB) is being backed by the Molly Rose Foundation (MRF).
Resources
May 2023
Mental Health Awareness week
15 – 21 May 2023
This year’s theme for Mental Health Awareness Week is Anxiety. If you are a teacher or youth worker you can find the resources that you need to help plan your activities here.
News
April 2023
Massive loophole exposed in Online Safety Bill
The Molly Rose Foundation (MRF) is urgently calling for a strengthened Online Safety Bill (OSB) in light of an amendment which would allow social media bosses to escape criminal prosecution over illegal content promoting suicide and self harm.
News
April 2023
TikTok fined £12.7m for ‘not doing enough’ to keep 13-year-olds off the platform
The Information Commissioner’s Office said the social media platform allowed up to 1.4m children under 13 to use it in 2020, which was against its terms of service.
News
March 2023
MRF partners with Leeds Beckett University to protect mental health online
The move will see the university’s Mental Health in Schools Award, which is run by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools, updated to include new statements directly relating to digital safety.
News
February 2023
Guide to the Online Safety Bill
This three-page guide to the Online Safety Bill appears on the SWGfL website, a charity dedicated to empowering the safe and secure use of technology globally.
Resources
January 2023
Children’s Mental Health Week 6 – 12 February 2023. Let’s Connect
The theme for this year’s Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week is Let’s Connect. The activities that we have put on our Primary resources page give KS2 children to opportunity to reflect on their relationships with the people around them.
News
January 2023
Peers to be shown self-harm and suicide online material viewed by Molly Russell
Images and film of self-harm and suicide viewed by Molly Russell in the months before her death will be shared with members of the House of Lords on Monday 30 January as part of Molly’s family’s campaign to strengthen the Online Safety Bill.