The economic case for a stronger Online Safety Act

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.

The Online Safety Act: why we need further action to protect young lives

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 urges Ofcom to act on Meta changes

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.

Ian Russell writes to the Chancellor

MRF Chair Ian Russell has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves to say that online safety can result in economic growth for the country.

Ian Russell writes to the Prime Minister

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.

Further and faster

Public and parental views on and support for a new Online Safety Act.

Response to Ofcom’s consultation on protecting children from harms online

Molly Rose Foundation responds to Ofcom’s consultation on their Children’s Safety Codes.

How effectively do social networks moderate suicide and self-harm content?

This report is the first major analysis of DSA transparency data relating to content moderation
decisions relating to suicide and self-harm material.

It analyses over 12 million decisions taken by six major platforms between September 2023 and April 2024: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, Snapchat and X.

Please be aware that this report contains extensive references to suicide, self-harm and poor mental health.

General Election Manifesto 2024

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.

 

Consultation response to Ofcom’s illegal harms approach

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.

 

 

Preventable yet pervasive

The prevalence and characteristics of harmful content, including suicide and self-harm material, on Instagram, TikTok and Pinterest.

This is a first-of-its kind report, in partnership with Bright Initiative by Bright Data.

Please be aware that this report contains extensive references to suicide, self-harm and poor mental health.