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.
Molly Rose Foundation Chair Ian Russell has written to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer calling on him to act urgently in order to protect young people online.
Molly Rose Foundation responds to Ofcom’s consultation on their Children’s Safety Codes.
In its General Election 2024 manifesto, Molly Rose Foundation set out five bold policies that can have a transformational impact on children’s online safety and well-being.
The Molly Rose Foundation responded to Ofcom’s consultation on its proposed approach to illegal online content, the first substantive part of the Online Safety Act to be consulted on.
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.