The Mirror partnered with @mollyroseorg.bsky.social for this series. The bereaved families and survivor are calling for a public inquiry. It takes two minutes to sign their petition, which you can do here: mollyrosefoundation.beaconforms.com/form/90ddb8e4

Justice for families as UK man to be sentenced for online suicide forum deaths A man who sold a lethal chemical on a pro-suicide forum has admitted aiding suicide, prompting renewed calls for Ofcom to shut the site down amid links to more than 130 UK deaths www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Families and survivors are calling for a public inquiry into the 65 missed chances to save lives from a pro-suicide forum. Government must act now to prevent more lost lives. Join our campaign here: mollyrosefoundation.beaconforms.com/form/90ddb8e4 Read the report: tinyurl.com/ycxwjx65

Our new report reveals one in two girls saw high risk suicide, self-harm or eating disorder content on social media in just one week. These levels of harm are greater than previously understood and show the urgent need to strengthen the #OnlineSafetyAct tinyurl.com/4rc4kt6r

Meta’s Teen Accounts, with major shortcomings in 2/3 of its safety tools. Read the report here bit.ly/429JYtt @fairplayforkids @parents4sos @cyber4democracy #MetaFailsTeens

Nick Clegg was asked by @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social why there is no mention of Molly Russell in his book. His answer was very telling.

Our new report Pervasive-by-design found TikTok and Instagram were recommending industrial levels of harmful suicide and self-harm content to teens just weeks before the #OnlineSafetyAct came into effect. tinyurl.com/4y9uv3be

We’re looking for a Head of Education and Support. This is a rare chance to design and deliver an education and support programme that offers children, parents and professionals high-quality online safety, mental health and suicide prevention programmes. www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/molly-r...

Ofcom's new proposed measures will not address the current levels of harm or major new suicide and self-harm threats. It's time for the Prime Minister to intervene and introduce a strengthened Online Safety Act that can tackle preventable harm head on. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

With 23 other charities and online safety experts we've written to @ofcom.bsky.social warning of the risks posed by Meta's move to automate 90% of its risk assessments. You can read the letter here: mollyrosefoundation.org/wp-content/u...

There is a growth paradox at the heart of this government. A stronger Online Safety Act could grow the economy by £4bn a year. Read @andyburrows.bsky.social make the case for protecting young people and driving growth in @politicshome.bsky.social www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

There is no reason for delay - @ofcom.bsky.social needs to get on and act immediately to take down this horrific suicide promotion website. @mollyroseorg.bsky.social has also warned of the need for this to happen without delay.

🚨 New report: Looming Threat warns of serious risks from a full UK-US trade deal under Trump - from NHS data & medicines to tech regulation, online safety & food standards. 📢 The real danger lies in what comes next. Read more 👉https://tinyurl.com/mtcsyk7b

Strong front pages today. It’s clear that Ofcom needs to move away from its ‘gamechanging’ PR claims and start engaging with the deep and substantive concerns being widely expressed by civil society. @mollyroseorg.bsky.social

I am dismayed to say that the regulator’s timid approach announced yesterday has left me more disappointed than ever. We now need leadership to comprehensively tackle the preventable harm children will continue to face online. Ian Russell in today's Telegraph. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04...

📻 Baroness Beeban Kidron @5rightsfound.bsky.social and Ian Russell @mollyroseorg.bsky.social on BBC R4's Woman's Hour now talking about @ofcom.bsky.social protection of children proposals. #onlinesafetyact www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Today you’ll hear a lot of PR about @ofcom.bsky.social ’s measures to prevent children being algorithmically recommended suicide and self-harm content. In the small print, Ofcom says these apparently sweeping measures… will cost tech firms £3,000 to £20k per annum. @mollyroseorg.bsky.social

The Molly Rose Foundation called on Ofcom to act “quickly and decisively” and shut down the site. "We welcome Ofcom taking the first steps to clamp down on this horrendous site, which exists only to help vulnerable people end their lives." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

If Playbook’s reporting is correct, this is an appalling sell-out of children’s safety. How many young lives are we prepared to lose to dodge Trump’s tariffs? @mollyroseorg.bsky.social

New YouGov polling for MRF shows a majority of the public oppose Meta's rollback of safety measures and wants Government and Ofcom to Act. Read more here: mollyrosefoundation.org/majority-of-...

Yesterday the Technology Secretary said he was ready to act decisively ‘where new threats emerge’. Those threats have emerged. They require the Secretary of State’s rhetoric to be urgently matched with further action. www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...

We've sent a copy of Meta whistleblower Sarah-Wynn Williams' book Careless People to every MP after she was prevented from publicising it. We want MPs to recognise the importance of being able to scrutinise the culture, practices and leadership of tech firms. mollyrosefoundation.org/mps-to-recei...

'Adolescence has done an amazing service in facilitating the national conversation about the impact of extreme misogyny and the ways in which online content and online influencers are able to skew the views of teenagers and young boys' - CEO @andyburrows.bsky.social www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...

Our Chair Ian Russell has said that “further government dither and delay before improving digital protection is unacceptable”. He said “the life-threatening gaps in the Online Safety Act need to be fixed now”. www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk/new-...

Parents will judge the prime minister by how he responds to the preventable harm that is now happening on his watch. They will stand by him and cheer him on if he takes decisive action to ensure online safety for children. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Tomorrow should be a watershed moment for online safety. Instead, it appears we are going backwards, Ian Russell writes in today’s Observer @mollyroseorg.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Worth reading in full Peter Kyle’s comments to @lbc.co.uk earlier today. A mix of vague assurances and an acceptance he’s planning a ‘piecemeal’ approach to fixing the #OnlineSafetyAct - hardly the decisive action that Ian Russell and other bereaved parents have called for @mollyroseorg.bsky.social

“I’m losing trust with Peter Kyle, and I know all the bereaved parents that I’ve connected with are losing trust.” www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

✉️ We sent a letter on this in January to the Home Secretary & #DSIT Secretary of State - co-signed by @nspcc.bsky.social @counterhate.com @mollyroseorg.bsky.social & @samaritans.bsky.social & others - but received no response from either Dept. Here it is. 2/2 www.onlinesafetyact.net/uploads/osa-...

🆕 We're calling on the Government to urgently amend the #onlinesafetyact - via the Data (Use and Access) Bill #DUAB - to address the fact that it does nothing to stop platforms rolling back #ToS protections for users, as #Meta announced in January. 1/2 www.onlinesafetyact.net/analysis/met...

Molly Rose Foundation is urging the Prime Minster to commit to decisive action to address online harms, including suicide and self-harm grooming. Latest polling reveals overwhelming public support for more to be done to protect young people online. mollyrosefoundation.org/prime-minist...

The Prime Minister is right to push back on claims the #OnlineSafetyAct infringes on free speech. Parents would be aghast at any suggestion that online safety laws should be watered down because of geopolitics or lobbying at the behest of US companies. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

MRF CEO @andyburrows.bsky.social has called on the Government to commit to a new #OnlineSafetyAct that can strengthen regulation. "If the Government has the ambition and the bravery to fix this Act parents across the country will cheer the Prime Minister on.” www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Great to see lots of our commentary and analysis on the implementation of the #onlinesafetyact included in the Commons Library material for this morning's @houseofcommons.parliament.uk debate, along with @iwf.org.uk and @mollyroseorg.bsky.social too commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...

Pleased to contribute to this thoughtful @stokel.bsky.social deep dive into the calls for smartphone bans alongside @sonialivingstone.bsky.social @peteetchells.bsky.social - @mollyroseorg.bsky.social is clear that they would cause more harm than good. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/f...

Ian Russell tells BBC Breakfast it's time to deliver the online safety the public demands.

"A strengthened and reworked #OnlineSafetyAct that enforces a Duty of Care on companies is urgently required - otherwise Big Tech will hide behind weak regulations and say they are complying with the law" - our Chief Executive @andyburrows.bsky.social writes for LBC www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...

We share the concerns of families who are fed up with the unacceptable harm children face on social media but a ban risks causing more harm than good. The Prime Minister can best stand up for UK children and families by bringing in a strengthened #OnlineSafetyAct www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

It’s inexplicable that Ofcom chooses not to powers explicitly amended into the #OnlineSafetyAct to tackle small but high-harm platforms when a suicide forum linked to almost 100 UK deaths continues to cause preventable harm @mollyroseorg.bsky.social www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

Good news. The Government should recognise that protecting children and promoting growth can go hand-in-hand, and be ready to unequivocally stand up for the UK’s children and families. www.independent.co.uk/business/no-...

This #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek we've delivered thousands of 'My Bag Of Happiness' to support primary school children's wellbeing. You can find out more and sponsor the scheme here 👇 mollyrosefoundation.enthuse.com/cf/my-bag-of...

" @ofcom.bsky.social must send a clear signal it is willing to act in the interests of children and urgently strengthen its requirements on tech platforms." #onlinesafetyact www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

We have written to Ofcom, urging them to fast-track measures to protect children from Meta's bonfire of safety measures that risk young lives www.independent.co.uk/business/met...

Meta’s changes threaten the safety & mental health of young people. That’s why @mollyroseorg.bsky.social has written to @ofcom.bsky.social urging them to fast track stronger measures in its Code of Practice www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

🧐 A 10-month investigation by @ofcom.bsky.social under #VSP rules finds "a serious breach of the duties to protect children" 😕 The result? A £7,000 fine ... including a 30% discount & also taking into account its small size, low revenue & its financial position. 😡 www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...

We really welcome this important intervention from @eddavey.libdems.org.uk: it’s time to make our online safety laws fit for purpose, because it’s clear that the tech bros won’t act themselves @mollyroseorg.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

'The Prime Minister is right to signal a review of the law to protect children and society from a growing melting pot of extreme and violent threats.' Read our comments on the PM's #Southport speech. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

With huge thanks to @helenhayes.bsky.social, expert psychologists who spoke with me + the @mollyroseorg.bsky.social. It's hard to believe 8yrs on from Molly Russell's death, kids are still at risk of being drawn into depressive and suicidal parts of social media - even by the app's algorithm itself.

Important investigation by @sanyaburgess.bsky.social into how social media is feeding young people depressive content. Our CEO @andyburrows.bsky.social said: "Ofcom must consider how algorithmically-suggested content can form a toxic cocktail." inews.co.uk/news/technol...

Ian Russell has urged the Chancellor to push back on nonsense arguments that online safety regulation is bad for growth. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...