As it emerges that Durov’s arrest was linked to Telegram’s failure to cooperate on CSA investigations, have to wonder what Meredith Whittaker and Matthew Hodgson are now planning to do differently politico.eu/article/exclus…

One of the major digital rights groups that’s spent the last year trying to sink EU child abuse legislation now criticises the DSA, checks notes, for not acting sooner to address CSAM on an encrypted messaging platform 🙃 theguardian.com/world/article/…

The adulation of the Signal president when she has spent a year campaigning globally against online child protection reforms and disparages child sexual abuse advocates and researchers is astonishing.

Some good news in today’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) data on deaths by suicide: deaths among young females aged 10-24 have plateaued, albeit after a decade of steep increases. Now we need to see sustained work to see rates fall, inc online-facilitated cases Molly Rose Foundation ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

Tough week for you Pavel Durov. Guess you’ll be spending a lot more more time in Paris, so feel free to reach out for some local tips (best babka at a little place in the 9e) or better still on some online child protection basics!

‘Ofcom has a siege mentality about what’s going on in the world’: deep dive into how the regulator is balancing online safety with other priorities, and fighting fires and reputational risks across multiple fronts telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/…

Snapchat urges Ofcom to water down its child protection proposals because it claims it may worsen a teen ‘loneliness crisis.’ Spoke to Matt Field about this latest example of Big Tech cynicism Molly Rose Foundation telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/…

Over a week on from Durov’s arrest and it’s striking how private messaging app CEOs who are normally so voluble about legal and regulatory approaches to tackling online CSA are suddenly oh so quiet Meredith Whittaker Will Cathcart

Swapped the Northern Line for the G train for the next couple of weeks.

Striking difference between how X is blocking search terms of the Georgia school shooting suspect and how it actively amplified a false adolescent’s name after Southport. Getting it right shouldn’t depend on the market.

I know you’ll struggle to believe this, but either Mark Zuckerberg or Donald Trump isn’t telling the truth

Nick Clegg is blaming parents for not using Meta’s deliberately complex parental controls. Our ⁦Molly Rose Foundation⁩ reaction: it’s time to stop passing the buck and take responsibility for preventable online harm theguardian.com/technology/202…

This is great news, but plenty of scope for Department for Science, Innovation and Technology to go further - for example, by closing the disparity whereby inciting self-harm isn’t a priority offence Molly Rose Foundation

Appalling decision. Facebook and Instagram are awash with harmful content, which will now get baked in to Meta’s AI products. History repeats and replicates, seemingly with regulatory consent

Instagram’s announcement is another PR-driven attempt to get ahead of what regulation will soon require - & while welcome, with no upfront age assurance & lots of previously announced measures is far less than the sum of its parts ⁦Molly Rose Foundation⁩ bbc.com/news/articles/…

PRESS RELEASE: Accountable Tech Statement on Meta’s Announcement of Instagram Teen Accounts accountabletech.org/statements/acc…

Jon Haidt proving it’s possible to be wrong just about 100% of the time

Difficult to conceive that Republicans in the House want to pass a version of #KOSA that strips away duties relating to mental health & suicide. ⁦Speaker Mike Johnson⁩ should be ready to look bereaved parents in the eye on this ⁦Molly Rose Foundation⁩ washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…