{"id":23241,"date":"2026-05-26T10:37:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T08:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/mother-of-boy-who-may-have-died-in-tiktok-challenge-urges-no-10-to-ban-social-media\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T10:37:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T08:37:25","slug":"mother-of-boy-who-may-have-died-in-tiktok-challenge-urges-no-10-to-ban-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/mother-of-boy-who-may-have-died-in-tiktok-challenge-urges-no-10-to-ban-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother of boy who may have died in TikTok challenge urges No 10 to ban social media"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ellen Roome, whose son, Jools Sweeney, was 14 when he died, wants a ban put in place for under-16s<\/p>\n

The mother of a teenager who believes he died in a TikTok challenge gone wrong<\/a> has said Downing Street has been too slow to move towards a social media ban for under-16s, and accused the government of \u201ckicking it down the road\u201d.<\/p>\n

Ellen Roome, the mother of Jools Sweeney, 14, is among the families who will meet Keir Starmer on Tuesday as a consultation on a possible social media ban closes this week.<\/p>\n

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\nEllen Roome, whose son, Jools Sweeney, was 14 when he died, wants a ban put in place for under-16s
\nThe mother of a teenager who believes he died in a TikTok challenge gone wrong has said Downing Street has been too slow to move towards a social media ban for under-16s, and accused the government of \u201ckicking it down the road\u201d.
\nEllen Roome, the mother of Jools Sweeney, 14, is among the families who will meet Keir Starmer on Tuesday as a consultation on a possible social media ban closes this week. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ellen Roome, whose son, Jools Sweeney, was 14 when he died, wants a ban put in place for under-16s The mother of a teenager who believes he died in a TikTok challenge gone wrong has said Downing Street has been too slow to move towards a social media ban for under-16s, and accused the government …<\/p>\n

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