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Head of Communications @mollyroseorg. [email protected] Views my own. 🏴
London, England
Joined October 2010
As we issue a public warning about the extent of harm posed by Com groups it is crucial Government fixes and strengthens the #OnlineSafetyAct to deal with this pervasive threat. https://t.co/qqTIA7cAbl
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"I see a ban as just moving the harm, young people will still be accessing these places online," Paddy Crump tells #PoliticsLive Young people will still use platforms like "online gaming" and forums, the mental health and digital rights campaigner adds https://t.co/bC8fc5hwJ7
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Banning social media for under 16s will not work and could put children at greater risk of harm, the father of Molly Russell has said @leicesterliz @Keir_Starmer @KemiBadenoch @mollyroseorg @_andyburrows @NSPCC @5RightsFound @PoliceInspForum @DamianCollins @DannyShawNews
telegraph.co.uk
Ian Russell joins with other online safety campaigners to urge PM to ensure platforms are safe by design
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Molly Rose Foundation is one of 42 child protection and online safety organisations, with academics and bereaved families, to say we must do better than a social media ban that risks creating greater harm for children. Read the full statement here:
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Coming February 2026, Molly Rose Foundation Founder and Chair, Ian Russell, will be featured in documentary film Molly vs The Machines.
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Join us in urging Ofcom to do all it can to close down a pro-suicide forum that is continuing to take young lives in the UK. Write to the regulator using the template below. https://t.co/A1nWJ32WrW
mollyrosefoundation.org
Help us demand decisive action from Ofcom against the site.
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'Ofcom have repeatedly demonstrated that they don’t grasp the urgency of this task and they have shown that they don’t seem to be willing to use their powers to the extent that is required.' Ian Russell looses faith in online safety regulator. https://t.co/hNTjrGBLkI
theguardian.com
Ian Russell says watchdog lacks ‘urgency’ and is not willing to use its powers ‘to the extent required’
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“It's so disheartening that politicians seem unable to learn the lessons from a decade of social media." - Our CEO @_andyburrows
'A predator in your home': Mothers say chatbots encouraged their sons to kill themselves
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UPDATE: @Ofcom now digging themselves further in knots, saying they acted on ‘new evidence’ that, if they were monitoring the forum properly, they’d have known was being bragged about on the forum all along. This is now raising serious questions about their competency.
On @SkyNews our CEO @_andyburrows says Ofcom must now use all the tools at their disposal to crack down on a pro-suicide forum. It comes after families said they were appalled and dismayed at Ofcom's handling of its investigation.
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We welcome Ofcom's decision to continue its investigation into a pro-suicide forum. But there are questions as to why Ofcom has delayed taking action on multiple breaches of the law and why it takes bereaved families to have forced the regulator’s hand. https://t.co/KJ7g2SaIZG
mirror.co.uk
Ofcom has ramped up its probe into an online suicide forum after bereaved families and survivors said they were 'dismayed and appalled' by its lack of action
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On @SkyNews our CEO @_andyburrows says Ofcom must now use all the tools at their disposal to crack down on a pro-suicide forum. It comes after families said they were appalled and dismayed at Ofcom's handling of its investigation.
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Write to your MP and urge them to back calls for a public inquiry into the missed opportunities to protect vulnerable people from pro-suicide forums. You can use our template letter here https://t.co/13fFvfrxyR
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Bereaved families call for inquiry into government response to suicide websites
bbc.com
Campaigners say at least 133 people have died in the UK after being exposed to a toxic substance promoted by online forums.
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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: https://t.co/HYiiVV1fUS Read the report: https://t.co/XfyVB2XLkl
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Is this being done before or after the two-thirds of existing Teen Accounts features that fundamentally don’t work get fixed, Andy? Asking for tens of millions of parents.
As @instagram's Adam @mosseri said, "we've revamped all of our all of guidelines about what teens can and cannot see on Instagram in a way that is guided by the PG-13 rating that was pioneered by the movie industry."
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“Even in the States, at state level, there’s effective legislation.” People are “waking up to” the need of regulation online, say @AdeleWalton121 and Ian Russell as they call for more ambitious legislation to tackle the “unsafe design of social media.” @JonDHarvey | #TimesRadio
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Our new report revels one in two girls saw high risk suicide, self-harm or eating disorder content in just one week. The level of harm is greater than previously understood and points to the urgent need to strengthen the #OnlineSafetyAct
https://t.co/wx3ugyPPgG
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We are proud to be a part of the new #NationalSuicidePreventionNetwork, working with @KensingtonRoyal and pioneers, creating a united movement for suicide prevention. Together, we can better reach people wherever they are, and whenever they need help. #WorldMentalHealthDay
Today, on World Mental Health Day, The Royal Foundation is launching a new National Suicide Prevention Network, which is uniting charities across the four home nations to transform sucicide prevention in the UK.
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We listened extensively to teens and found exposure to high risk content on social media was greater than previously understood. This should be a wake up call for government and regulators that more robust action is needed urgently. https://t.co/c248Z8YlHG
independent.co.uk
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
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This #WorldSuicidePreventionDay we're working with the @DailyMirror, bereaved families and survivors to combat the harm caused by online suicide forums. Read more about the campaign below. https://t.co/ScMAd3B0zq
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