Policy and Influencing
Technology plays a role in at least one in four deaths by suicide among young people aged 10 to 19, and we now lose a young person to technology-influenced suicide every single week.
Across the country, children and families are being left to experience the devastating consequences of inaction from tech firms. Although progress has been made, urgent and decisive action is still needed to build and strengthen legislative and regulatory guardrails that can turn the tide on preventable online harm.
Our policy work sets out to,
Our Roadmap for a better online future sets out a five-point plan to deliver meaningful change and attract the confidence and support of parents, children, and civil society experts.
We launched our Roadmap in Westminster in 2026 – watch event video below.
immediately before the Online Safety Act came into effect (Oct 25)
Bold and decisive action is needed to tackle the acute and chronic harms caused by social media.
Recent weeks have seen growing momentum behind a social ban for under 16s in the UK, following the introduction of similar measures in Australia.
Risk assessments are a cornerstone of the Online Safety Act, with online services required to produce ‘suitable and sufficient’ risk assessments for both the illegal and child safety parts of the regime.
A joint letter to Victims Minister Alex Davies-Jones outlining the case for a Duty of Candour to be extended to social media companies where they are suspected of being involved in a death.
Members of Families and Survivors to Prevent Online Suicide Harms wrote to Ofcom Chief Executive Melanie Dawes urging further enforcement action to tackle a pro-suicide forum.
We are dedicated to ensuring that children and young people are protected from online harm to bring an end to preventable deaths by suicide where technology plays a role.
The watchdog also said it will apply for a court order to block the forum in the UK if its concerns are not addressed.
A letter, signed by over 1,300 Molly Rose Foundation supporters, was hand delivered to Number 10.
Molly Rose Foundation warns it would be a ‘high stakes gamble’ for the UK to implement an Australia-style ban at this stage.