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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Ross

‘I believe my son, 14, died in an online challenge that went wrong – I cried when Starmer announced a social media ban’

As Sir Keir Starmer unveiled a social media ban for under-16s on Monday morning, Ellen Roome was among seven bereaved parents sat on a sofa together watching inside a television studio.

Following years of campaigning – and a meeting with the prime minister last month – they already had a good idea of what was about to be unveiled, but when it was announced, emotions still gripped them all.

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