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BBC News

28 January 2026

Grieving mum gains support for new data sharing law

Sky News

27 January 2026

How one teenager’s death could change how social media companies operate

LBC

26 January 2026

Bereaved parents claim regulator not keeping children safe online

BBC News

25 January 2026

Bereaved parents fear delays to social media ban could harm children

Daily Mail

22 January 2026

My happy 14-year-old son ate pizza and played football with a friend... a few hours later, he was dead. I still don't know what happened in his final moments - but I have my suspicions and all parents must heed my warning

Mirror

22 January 2026

'TikTok won't let me see what my son was watching on his phone just before he died'

BBC News

20 January 2026

Mother joins bereaved parents at minister meeting

The Independent

20 January 2026

Six families sue TikTok after their kids die trying viral ‘choking challenge’

GB News

19 January 2026

Mother launches legal action against TikTok over death of teen son after 'refusing' her access to his data

The Daily Telegrapgh -AUSTRALIA

17 January 2026

http://‘Deeply painful’: Mother sues TikTok over son’s death

BBC News

17 January 2026

Grieving mum suing TikTok says hearing was 'painful'

LBC

16 January 2026

Boy, 14, died in mother’s arms after viral challenge - and she’s suing TikTok for answers in US court

BBC News

16 January 2026

Bereaved mother hopes for TikTok 'accountability'

Mirror

16 January 2026

Mum suing TikTok over death of child gives parents chilling warning

Daily Mail

16 January 2026

British parents fighting TikTok in US courts over 'blackout challenge' deaths of their children say social media giants must be held accountable

ITV News

16 January 2026

'We have a global problem': The UK families suing TikTok in the US over the deaths of their children

The Independent

16 January 2026

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

The sun

16 January 2026

‘THEY’RE LAUGHING AT US’ My son Jools, 14, died in my arms after deadly viral challenge – now I’m suing TikTok in US court for answers

Sky News

16 January 2026

Parents say their children died taking part in viral trend - now they're set to face TikTok in court

ITV News

13 January 2026

Mother from Cheltenham bringing legal action against TikTok in the US over her son's death

BBC News

12 January 2026

Bereaved mum hopes phone data could hold evidence

Punchline

12 January 2026

Cheltenham mum sues TikTok in US court

BBC News

11 January 2026

TV drama being made about bereaved mum's fight

So Glos

30 December 2025

Campaigner Ellen Roome awarded MBE in New Year's honours

The Independent

30 December 2025

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

BBC News

30 December 2025

Bereaved mum who is campaigning for law change appointed MBE

ITV News West

30 December 2025

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

So Glos

11 December 2025

Gloucestershire mum and campaigner Ellen Roome signs rights for new factual drama

BBC News

9 December 2025

Bereaved mum one step closer to online law change

Broadcast

1 December 2025

Featuristic Films preps Ellen Roome factual drama

BBC News

1 December 2025

Mum welcomes fresh review of son's online devices

ITV News

4 August 2025

Bereaved Cheltenham mum launches free online safety resource for children

Punchline

28 July 2025

New law ‘doesn’t go far enough’

Sky News

25 July 2025

New internet rules enforced from today - but this grieving mother is sceptical they will work

Punchline

23 July 2025

Bereaved families call for urgent change in law

Woman Magazine

22 July 2025

Woman Magazine - Why are our Kids risking their lives for clicks?

Cheltenham Post

14 July 2025

Parents unite to combat internet dangers for children

So Glos

2 July 2025

Bereaved Cheltenham mum launches free online safety resource for children

Punchline

30 June 2025

Gloucestershire mum launches online safety resource for schools

National World

30 June 2025

‘Click or Quit?’': Bereaved parents unite to launch free life-saving online safety resource for schools and families

The Guardian

18 June 2025

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

Punchline

20 May 2025

Max backs call for tighter social media controls for under-16s

Daily Mail

18 May 2025

Mother who fears her son died taking part in an online challenge battles for changes to the government's Data Bill

BBC News

16 May 2025

'I want to understand why my son is not here'

ITV News

15 May 2025

Mother hopeful law change will allow other bereaved parents access to children's phone data

ITV News

8 May 2025

Bereaved mother continues fight for change in data laws after teenage son took his own life

BBC News

8 May 2025

Bereaved mother 'drained' by campaign to change law

The Times

5 May 2025

Let me see my son’s social media, bereaved mother demands

BBC News

5 May 2025

Bereaved mum backs data disclosure law change

BBC News

24 April 2025

Bereaved parents demand tech firms 'protect children'

Mirror

24 April 2025

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle join bereaved families demanding social media action

Independent

30 March 2025

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

RTE

23 February 2025

UK families take case against TikTok over child deaths

The Sun

21 February 2025

VIRAL HORROR We’re suing TikTok to find out why our children died doing the ‘Black Out’ Challenge – we’ve been forced down this route

The Guardian

21 February 2025

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

Mirror

14 February 2025

'I'm taking on Meta and Snapchat after my teen son died in sick challenge'

The Times

13 February 2025

One woman’s quest to discover what led to the death of her son

Gloucestershire Live

13 February 2025

Blow to Cheltenham mum looking to TikTok for answers over the death of her son

Metro

11 February 2025

Mum seeking answers over son’s death says social media firms ‘don’t give a damn’

BBC News

11 February 2025

Data of four dead British teens may have been removed, says TikTok

Euro Weekly

10 February 2025

Parents demand answers from TikTok after children’s tragic deaths

BBC News

10 February 2025

Bereaved mum looks for answers after son's death

The Standard

9 February 2025

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

News Cast

9 February 2025

Interview: The Families Taking TikTok to Court

BBC News

8 February 2025

Parents suing TikTok over children's deaths say it 'has no compassion'

Daily Mail

8 February 2025

TikTok sued over 'viral blackout challenge deaths': Bereaved families say 'we just want answers' as they demand access to their children's social media accounts

ITV News

7 February 2025

'We just want answers': TikTok sued by parents of UK teens who allegedly died in viral trend

Independent

7 February 2025

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

BBC News

7 February 2025

TikTok sued by parents of UK teens after alleged challenge deaths

The Guardian

7 February 2025

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

Punchline

7 February 2025

Cheltenham mum serves TikTok lawsuit

TRT World

16 January 2025

After son dies by ‘suicide’, mother battles social media giants for answers

Gloucestershire Live

15 January 2025

Cheltenham mum battling Snapchat and Meta after son took life in 'online challenge'

The Sun

14 January 2025

TEEN TRAGEDY My son, 14, died in online challenge gone wrong but it’ll cost me £86k to find out why – I’m BLOCKED from his account

BBC News

14 January 2025

Parents 'should have access to kids' social media'

Mirror

13 January 2025

Mum fears son, 14, died in social media challenge gone wrong - now she has one request

Express

13 January 2025

Bereaved mother brings battle to find out why her 14-year-old son died to Parliament

Sky News

13 January 2025

MPs to debate Jools Law to allow bereaved parents access to children's social media

ITV News

13 January 2025

What is Jools' Law and why are MPs talking about it?

BBC News

10 January 2025

Bereaved mum looks for answers after son's death

Punchline

7 January 2025

‘Jools Law’ to be debated in Parliament

So Glos

7 January 2025

Gloucestershire mum's petition to change law on social media is being debated in parliament

Heald Sun - Australia

1 December 2024

Mum’s heartbreaking reason for backing social media age ban

BBC News

29 November 2024

Bereaved mum's social media battle to be debated by MPs

BBC News

28 November 2024

MPs told 'child online bullying is rife'

The Telegraph

19 September 2024

Grieving families go round in circles sorting out a complex web of accounts

El Pais

17 September 2024

‘I just want to understand why he died’: A mother’s battle to find out if social media played a role in her son’s final days

Metro

29 June 2024

Online pranks are killing children – but is there any way to stop them?

Daily Record

17 June 2024

Heartbroken mum believes son died in online dare gone wrong

Independent

17 June 2024

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

National World

12 June 2024

Instagram apologises for ‘ignoring’ requests from grieving mum for data that could relate to teen son’s death

Good To Know

31 May 2024

‘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

The Guardian

29 May 2024

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

So Glos

29 May 2024

Cheltenham mum's campaign to change the law on social media goes to parliament

Hits Radio

28 May 2024

Petition for parents to access children's social media tops 100k

Punchline

28 May 2024

Final push for petition to protect children

Gloucestershire Live

27 May 2024

Family of teenager found dead at Gloucestershire home call for law to protect children

Sky News

26 May 2024

Mother of Jools Sweeney, 14, who took his own life is fighting social media companies for his search history

Punchline

14 May 2024

Parents call for law to protect children

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