UK watchdogs urged to tackle suicide social media content after death of girl, 14 Adriana Retyte took her own life after viewing ‘high-risk’ material on the video-sharing platform TikTok The Guardian - UK · Oct 21
Australia's social media ban shows UK child safety measures are bound to fail — and it's not because of VPNs While the UK seeks to copy Australia’s world-first social media ban, evidence suggests that most teens are still using their accounts Down Under without the need to download a VPN app. So, why put every citizens' privacy at risk for an approach that’s proven to be failing? TechRadar · Jun 19
US-based internet suicide forum implicated in 160 UK deaths fined £950,000 Ofcom attempts to block UK access to site cited in multiple coroners’ reports as it levies fine under Online Safety Act The Guardian - UK · May 13
Two thirds of Australian teens still using social media despite under-16s ban Most children still using restricted platforms say it’s ‘easy’ to circumvent ban The Independent UK · Apr 27
Half of girls exposed to harmful content online with teens twice as likely to see it on TikTok and X Research from the Molly Rose Foundation found teenagers were twice as likely to encounter ‘high risk’ content on TikTok and X than other major platforms The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2025
TikTok and Instagram accused of pushing suicide-related content to teens The popular social media platforms recommend "shocking levels of harmful content" to teenagers, the researchers said. Euronews · Aug 21, 2025
Ofcom criticised over ‘checklist’ approach to Online Safety Act The Molly Rose Foundation has called for the Government to step in and strengthen online safety rules. Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2025
Meta’s content moderation changes ‘hugely concerning’, says Molly Rose Foundation Charity set up after 14-year-old’s death concerned as Zuckerberg realigns company with Trump administration The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2025
Australian social media ban for under-16s a ‘retrograde step’, UK charity says The Molly Rose Foundation warned that banning children under 16 from social media was not the way to protect young people. Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024
New, strengthened Online Safety Act needed to protect children, charity says The Molly Rose Foundation has called Ofcom’s current approach to enforcing the online safety laws ‘risk averse’. Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2024
UK government criticised for failing to protect children from online harm Organisations representing young people have criticised Tories amid fears that manifesto pledges on internet safety are under threat The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2022