Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Nick Clegg was asked by @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social why there is no mention of Molly Russell in his book. His answer was very telling. 021
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 19/08/2025Our 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 055
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 01/07/2025We’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...charityjob.co.ukHead of Education and Support | Molly Rose Foundation | CharityJobApply now for Head of Education and Support. , £52,000 - £60,000 per year, find a career with meaning today 002
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 10/06/2025With 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...mollyrosefoundation.org 021
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 30/05/2025There 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...politicshome.comA stronger Online Safety Act would protect children and boost the economyThere is a growth paradox at the heart of this government. 012
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 25/04/2025I 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...telegraph.co.ukOfcom has betrayed bereaved parents like meMolly Rose was bombarded with deeply harmful content 001
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 09/04/2025The 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...theguardian.comOnline suicide forum investigated under new UK digital safety lawsOfcom’s first investigation to look into whether site took adequate measures to shield users from illegal content 033
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 02/04/2025New 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-... 096
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Yesterday 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...lbc.co.uk‘Com groups’ are spreading suicide and self-harm among teens—why is government action painfully slow?The National Crime Agency’s stark warning about extremely disturbing online threats being driven by fluid ideologies and extreme violence should serve as an urgent wake-up call. 132
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 25/03/2025We'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...mollyrosefoundation.orgMPs to receive Meta whistleblower’s book as tech giant silences author with legal action | Molly Rose FoundationEvery MP across the country will receive a copy of Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams’ book Careless People on behalf of Molly Rose Foundation. 021
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 21/03/2025'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...yahoo.comNetflix hit 'Adolescence' stokes UK parents' anxiety"Adolescence", the Netflix hit series about a British 13-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of a horrifying crime, has intensified the anxiety of parents worried about toxic and misogynistic influence... 023
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Our 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-...lbc.co.ukNew Ofcom powers for online safety come into force as charities warn of 'major gaps' in legislationTechnology firms must tackle illegal content on their platforms under new rules, but there are concerns that the changes are too weak. 155
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 16/03/2025Parents 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...theguardian.comTimid new online safety laws won’t prevent more tragedies like the death of my daughter Molly | Ian RussellOfcom’s cautious approach leaves vulnerable young people exposed to online threats such as suicide and self-harm 044
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 10/03/2025“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...independent.co.ukMolly Russell’s father ‘losing trust’ in minister over online safetyIan Russell said the lack of movement from the Government to reinforce the Online Safety Act is making bereaved parents ‘angry’. 032
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Molly 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... 023
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 28/02/2025The 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...mirror.co.ukKeir Starmer speaks out after high-stakes meeting with Donald Trump and JD VanceKeir Starmer gave Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting the US President to an unprecedented second state visit at Windsor Castle, as he tamed the beast 123
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 27/02/2025MRF 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...independent.co.ukOfcom criticised over ‘checklist’ approach to Online Safety ActThe Molly Rose Foundation has called for the Government to step in and strengthen online safety rules. 022
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Ian Russell tells BBC Breakfast it's time to deliver the online safety the public demands. 023
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 25/02/2025"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...lbc.co.ukSocial media helped radicalise Axel Rudakubana. MPs must press tech giants for real answersToday will see representatives from tech companies answer questions from MPs about the role their platforms played in spreading hate, harm and misinformation in the wake of the Southport attack. 034
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 24/02/2025We 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...mirror.co.ukPetition calling for social media ban for all under-16s to be debated by MPsNearly 130,000 people signed a petition warning that social media 'is having more of a negative impact on children than a positive one' as MPs prepare for debate 012
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 03/02/2025This #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... 133
Reposted by Gareth HillAndy Burrows @andyburrows.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Meta’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...theguardian.comMeta’s content moderation changes ‘hugely concerning’, says Molly Rose FoundationCharity set up after 14-year-old’s death concerned as Zuckerberg realigns company with Trump administration 012
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 28/01/2025We 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...independent.co.ukMeta’s ‘bonfire’ of safety policies a danger to children, charity saysThe Molly Rose Foundation has warned social media risks becoming a haven for harmful content if safety regulation is not bolstered. 133
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 21/01/2025'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...independent.co.ukStarmer hints at tougher laws to block ‘tidal wave of violence’ onlineSir Keir Starmer said Southport killer Axel Rudakubana trawled the internet for extreme violent content before the atrocity. 012
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Important 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...inews.co.ukTikTok pushing 'dangerous' videos about depression to childrenAn investigation into online child safety reveals how TikTok repeatedly pushed videos fuelling feelings of depression and anger, including content inspired by Andrew Tate, unprompted to a 13-year old 025
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Ian 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...mirror.co.ukDesperate dad's letter as schoolgirl took own life after chilling posts onlineIan Russell, whose 14-year-old daughter Molly took her own life after being exposed to online harms, sent an urgent letter to the Chancellor about online safety - read in full below 034
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 11/01/2025Our chair Ian Russell has written to the Prime Minister urging him to show leadership on online safety. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukMolly Russell's dad urges Keir Starmer to act on online safety in letterIn an exclusive interview, Ian Russell tells the BBC that he believes there is 113
Gareth Hill @gahill.bsky.social · 07/01/202599% of suicide and self-harm content removed by Meta is found by them, not reported. These changes could have dire consequences for children and young adults transparency.meta.com/reports/comm...transparency.meta.comCommunity Standards Enforcement | Transparency CenterReport on how we’re doing at enforcing our policies. 010
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 06/01/2025There's just four days left to apply for our Policy and Public Affairs Manager and Head of Fundraising roles www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs?keyword...charityjob.co.ukMolly rose foundation jobs | CharityJobLooking for molly rose foundation charity jobs? With CharityJob you can find a number of opportunities in your sector. Browse and apply online today. 001
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Would you know how to have a three-step conversation that could save a life? Read more about our training courses mollyrosefoundation.org/december-202...mollyrosefoundation.orgDecember 2024Thousands of adults and children receive vital Molly Rose Foundation training - Molly Rose FoundationAlmost five thousand children across England have created Molly Rose Foundation-designed Bags of Happiness in the past 12 months. 002
Gareth Hill @gahill.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Today's Guardian leader should serve as an eye-opener for Ofcom and Government www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThe Guardian view on online safety: ministers must stand up to big tech | EditorialEditorial: With a code full of holes, Ofcom has shown that it is unfit to hold the world’s biggest businesses to account 010
Gareth Hill @gahill.bsky.social · 16/12/2024"Robust regulation remains the best way to tackle illegal content, but it simply isn't acceptable for the regulator to take a gradualist approach to immediate threats to life." - @mollyroseorg.bsky.social's @andyburrows.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukSocial media given 'last chance' to tackle illegal postsPlatforms have three months to take action or they could be fined up to 10% of global turnover. 020
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 16/12/2024Ofcom's task was to move fast and fix things, but instead of setting an ambitious precedent these initial measures will mean preventable illegal harm can continue to flourish. Delay can be deadly. 003
Reposted by Gareth HillAndy Burrows @andyburrows.bsky.social · 16/12/2024Ofcom’s illegal Code of Practice is bitterly disappointing. Where we needed ambition, we’ve got a set of measures that aren’t commensurate to the risks faced by young people, and it means preventable harm will continue to flourish (1/2) @mollyroseorg.bsky.social 136
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 12/12/2024"A sticking plaster fix to their fundamental safety issues" - our CEO @andyburrows.bsky.social on new chatbot safety measures www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukControversial chatbot's safety measures 'a sticking plaster'Character.ai is facing legal action in the US over claims a bot on the site encouraged a teenager to kill his parents. 012
Reposted by Gareth HillCenter for Countering Digital Hate @counterhate.com · 10/12/2024TW: eating disorders & self-harm. YouTube is pushing eating disorder and self-harm content to teens. This disturbing content can have dangerous real-life consequences. Read more from Anna Mockel on the harmful content pushed by YouTube's algorithm in CBS News👇 www.cbsnews.com/news/youtube... 061
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 10/12/2024We're recruiting two Policy and Public Affairs Managers that can help us grow and deliver our crucial mission. This is an important opportunity to shape policy, legislation and regulation, and to shape the tech accountability agenda in the UK and beyond. www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/molly-r...charityjob.co.ukPolicy and Public Affairs Manager (x2) | Molly Rose Foundation | CharityJobApply now for Policy and Public Affairs Manager (x2). , Up to £45,000 per year, find a career with meaning today 012
Gareth Hill @gahill.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Well that was an interesting weekend without power. Thanks to everyone who braved the storm and worked so hard and at risk to get it back on! #StormDarragh 000
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 09/12/2024We're recruiting for a Head of Fundraising that can help us grow and deliver our crucial mission. This is a rare chance to design and deliver a fundraising strategy and team from scratch, and to build partnerships that can truly make a difference. #charityjob www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/molly-r...charityjob.co.ukHead of Fundraising | Molly Rose Foundation | CharityJobApply now for Head of Fundraising. , £55,000 - £60,000 per year, find a career with meaning today 012
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Our CEO @andyburrows.bsky.social writes for @thehousemag.bsky.social and says Ministers have a real opportunity to act boldly and decisively to strengthen online safety regulation, and to demonstrate to children and parents that ambitious change is coming. www.politicshome.com/thehouse/art...politicshome.comRaising the digital age of consent is not the answer to online safetyWhen a coroner concluded that social media had played a more than considerable part in the death of 14-year-old Molly Russell, it caused global sho... 034
Gareth Hill @gahill.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Instagram’s algorithms are helping create high-risk suicide and self harm communities, and there are real doubts whether this will change under Ofcom’s current proposals, says @andyburrows.bsky.social of @mollyroseorg.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/8cc6...thetimes.comInstagram algorithm helps self-harm networks grow, study findsResearch suggests that Meta’s artificial intelligence tool to remove harmful content is not working 022
Gareth Hill @gahill.bsky.social · 28/11/2024"Many children will not be protected from harmful suicide and self-harm content when regulation comes in because tech companies are failing to enforce their own rules" - @mollyroseorg.bsky.social @andyburrows.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comDo 'much, much more' on age verification, social media apps toldThe regulator finds a fifth of children are pretending to be adults, potentially exposing them to harm. 012
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Ofcom are yet to set out how they will compel tech companies to rectify this. They must set out specific requirements for highly effective age assurance measures and invest in the evidence they need to recommend age assurance solutions in their codes of practice. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comDo 'much, much more' on age verification, social media apps toldThe regulator finds a fifth of children are pretending to be adults, potentially exposing them to harm. 032
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 27/11/2024With these updates coming as a result of incoming regulation TikTok must be transparent about how its age assurance measures will work and their effectiveness at reducing the number of under-13s on the platform. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comTikTok to block teenagers from beauty filters over mental health concernsSocial media platform under pressure to improve security as it announces plans to block under-13s from signing up 153
Gareth Hill @gahill.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Will this bring the current cycle of social media bans to an end? I doubt it, but we should welcome these comments and a week where DSIT have showed some ambition for strong regulation and listened to families and young people. www.theguardian.com/society/2024....theguardian.comSocial media ban for UK under-16s ‘not on the cards’ for now, says ministerPeter Kyle meets group of teenagers at NSPCC HQ who say imposing ban would reduce their social connections 110
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Strong intervention from our Chair Ian Russell - Prime Minister needs to announce a new #OnlineSafetyAct to build on incoming regulation, whereas bans would stop safety-by-design protections being delivered and see progress shudder to a halt. inews.co.uk/news/daughte...inews.co.uk'My daughter took her own life because of social media - but a ban is not the answer'Ian Russell, Molly Russell's father, argues a ban would delay crucial reforms and push 'bad actors en masse on to gaming platforms' 033
Gareth Hill @gahill.bsky.social · 20/11/2024. @mollyroseorg.bsky.social reaction to today's strategic priorities announcement running on BBC - It is an important marker for Ofcom to be bolder but parents want updated legislation to finish the job. That means building on the #OnlineSafetyAct not bans. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukSocial media ban for under-16s 'on the table' says UK governmentThe tech secretary Peter Kyle also said he wanted an 010
Gareth Hill @gahill.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Ian Russell said Wednesday's announcement “outlines a much needed course correction, vital for improved online safety, and to prevent the new regulation falling badly short of expectations”. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic... 000
Reposted by Gareth HillMickey Carroll @mickeycarroll.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Google's chatbot has told a user they are "a burden on society" and to ""Please die. Please." I spoke to the @mollyroseorg.bsky.social and @andyburrows.bsky.social told us they "are increasingly concerned about some of the chilling output coming from chatbots." news.sky.com/story/google...news.sky.comGoogle's AI chatbot Gemini tells user to 'please die' and 'you are a waste of time and resources'Gemini is supposed to have restrictions that stop it from encouraging or enabling dangerous activities, including suicide, but somehow, it still managed to tell one "thoroughly freaked out" user to "p... 043
Reposted by Gareth HillMolly Rose Foundation @mollyroseorg.bsky.social · 20/11/2024 Today's statement of priorities for Ofcom outlines a much needed course correction, vital for improved online safety, and to prevent regulation falling badly short of expectations. 1/3 124