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,
Since the UK Social Media Ban announcement, we have pulled together a resource hub of information and guidance to help families understand the implications and navigate current uncertainty.
Our Roadmap for a better online future launched early 2026 sets out a five-point plan with further changes that will deliver meaningful change to protect children online in the long-term.
Watch the Roadmap Westminster launch event video below.
Research briefing – October 2025
Molly Rose Foundation writes to Ofcom boss Melanie Dawes urging the regulator to hold Meta to account for failures under the Online Safety Act.
From July 2025, social media platforms have been required to comply with new measures set out in the Online Safety Act to protect children from harmful content.
Molly rose Foundation coordinated a letter to Ofcom to warn against Meta’s plans to automate 90% of its risk assessments.
This briefing sets out our initial assessment of Ofcom’s Protection of Children measures, which in our view fail to rise to the challenge of protecting children from algorithmically-driven preventable harm.
Molly Rose Foundation writes to Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds amidst reports the Online Safety Act could be watered down to facilitate a US trade deal.
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.