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For Jools: one mother’s fight for the truth about her son’s death

Ellen Roome suspects her 14-year-old was taking part in a ‘blackout challenge’ when he died. But she can’t access his online accounts – so she has given up everything to take on the social media giants

The Guardian - UK

Bereaved mother who fears never knowing why her child died backs law change

Jools Sweeney, 14, took his own life in April 2022

The Independent UK

Mum who fears never knowing why her child died backs data disclosure law change

Jools Sweeney, aged 14, died in April 2022, and his mum Ellen has called on social media firms to share his user data with her.

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Harry and Meghan call for stronger social media protection for children

The Sussexes unveiled a memorial in New York City to young people who lost their lives due to the harmful effects of social media

Evening Standard

As UK families grieve, can one determined country stop social media from harming children?

IN FOCUS: In Australia, parents’ anxiety over their children’s exposure to an online world they find near impossible to supervise has galvanised into concrete government action, as Angus Thompson reports

The Independent UK

UK parents suing TikTok over children’s deaths ‘suspicious’ about data claims

Platform cites ‘legal requirements around when we remove data’ after lawsuit filed over deaths of children attempting ‘blackout challenge’

The Guardian - UK

TikTok says data of four dead British children may have been removed

“There are some things we simply don’t have,” TikTok boss says as court battle launches

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Data of dead British children may have been deleted, TikTok boss says

The families of four young people have sued the social media giant in the US in an effort to get access to their data.

Evening Standard

Parents suing TikTok over children’s deaths ‘want answers’

Four bereaved British families have filed a lawsuit against the platform in the US over access to their children’s social media accounts.

Evening Standard

Parents sue TikTok over child deaths allegedly caused by ‘blackout challenge’

Parents claim four children died as a result of attempting challenge that went viral in 2021

The Guardian - UK

Archie Battersbee’s family join bereaved parents to sue TikTok after children’s deaths

Hollie Dance said she is in ‘constant fight mode’ as she seeks answers over her son’s death

The Independent UK

Bereaved families file US lawsuit against TikTok over access to children’s data

The lawsuit accuses the platform of pushing dangerous prank and challenge content to younger users to boost engagement.

Evening Standard

Access to children’s social media after death ‘moral and humane right’, MPs hear

Liberal Democrat MP Max Wilkinson said social media giants place ‘process ahead of compassion’ for parents seeking answers about their child’s death.

The Independent UK

Jools’ Law: Mother battling social media firms for answers over son’s death urges MPs to act

Left not knowing why her 14-year-old son Jools Sweeney died, Ellen Roome has campaigned for years for access to his online data – now her petition on proposed changes to online safety law is being debated in parliament

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Evening Standard

What is Jools' Law? MPs debate access to children's social media after bereaved mum's petition

The proposed legislation could give parents a legal right to access their children’s data

The Independent UK

Mother desperate to solve mystery of son’s death hits out at social media firms

Ellen Roome said technology companies have refused to give her access to her son’s accounts

Evening Standard

Bereaved mother: Social media firms ‘awful’ in search for answers on son’s death

Jools Sweeney was found unconscious in his bedroom in April 2022.

The Independent UK

Mother left not knowing why son, 14, died battles social media companies for answers

Mother of Jools Sweeney says she has been forced to apply for an expensive court order to gain access to her child's online data

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on social media harms: the tech giants must be more open

Editorial: The online safety bill was a start, but campaigners are right to demand more, especially in situations where a child has died

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‘I want to know why my precious baby is no longer here’ mum’s heartbreaking plea to social media companies after teen’s tragic death

Mum pleads to social media companies ‘I want to know why my precious baby is no longer here’ as she fights for access to his data following tragic death.

The Guardian - UK

UK mother of boy who killed himself seeks right to access his social media

Ellen Roome says firms should be required to hand over data in case it can help parents understand why their child died

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