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.
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.
Policy briefing – This briefing presents the results of new representative polling of adults across Great Britain, and it shows the public wants and expects a stronger legislative and regulatory response in the face of significant weakening of safety measures by large social media sites.
Policy briefing – Online safety is at the top of the political agenda. With just days to go until the Online Safety Act takes effect, Molly Rose Foundation (MRF) has warned that Ofcom’s implementation has proven disastrous – and that a strengthened and reworked Act is urgently required.
Parliamentary briefing – Molly Rose Foundation aims to challenge the flawed assumption that stronger online safety legislation is incompatible with the Government’s primary mission for growth.
Parliamentary briefing – A new Online Safety Act that strengthens the regime – and that fixes weaknesses in the statutory framework – should be urgently brought forward.
Molly Rose Foundation has written to Ofcom urging them to commit to significant new, fast-tracked measures to prevent teens from being exposed to a tsunami of harmful content on Facebook and Instagram.
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.
Molly Rose Foundation warns it would be a ‘high stakes gamble’ for the UK to implement an Australia-style ban at this stage.
Molly Rose Foundation is calling for the Government to act after Meta and Google were found liable for social media harm in lawsuits in the US.
Molly Rose Foundation research briefing showed strong support from the UK public for new legislation to protect young people on social media.