Resources
immediately before the Online Safety Act came into effect (Oct 25)
Collaborative report revealing how Instagram is failing to protect minors (Sept 25)
Suicide, self-harm and intense depression content on TikTok and Instagram, and how their algorithms recommend it to teens (Aug 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.
Report setting out how a substance and suicide forum costs lives and the state missed countless chances to act (Oct 25)