November 2021
MRF out and about at annual Craft FairVolunteers from the Molly Rose Foundation recently manned a stall at the 2021 Elstree and Borehamwood Craft Fair, which is organised annually by Dr Ann Goddard to raise funds for the NSPCC
October 2021
Washington Post publishes opinion piece on the dangers of social media algorithmsI’m not a public health or tech policy expert. I’m just a bereaved father called to use my voice in the hope of preventing other parents from joining this unbearable fellowship.
October 2021
Conversation with Facebook Whistle-blowerMolly’s father, Ian, spoke to whistle-blower Frances Haugen about her Facebook revelations today. The conversation included a glimpse into why Frances made her decision to leak the documents.
October 2021
Global coalition letter to FacebookThe Molly Rose Foundation are pleased to be part of a coalition of child protection organisations and experts from across the world, who have written to Mark Zuckerberg.
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.
