SHOCKING: 2 - What They Never Told You

Mother suing TikTok over death of son says hearing was ‘deeply painful’

Ellen Roome has been campaigning since the death of her 14-year-old son Jools Sweeney.

Evening Standard · Jan 17

Five British families sue TikTok over deaths of their children in landmark US case

‘Parents should not have to cross continents to fight multinational technology companies just to find out what happened to their child,’ bereaved mother says

The Independent UK · Jan 16

Mother made MBE for online safety campaign after death of teenage son

Ellen Roome’s 14-year-old son Jools Sweeney took his own life in 2022.

Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2025

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 · Apr 24, 2025

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 · Mar 30, 2025

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 · Feb 21, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025

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 · Feb 11, 2025

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 · Feb 9, 2025

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 · Feb 7, 2025