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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Ross

‘I thought social media was silly fun – now my son is dead and I wish I’d never given it to him’

The mother of a teenage boy believed to have died while taking part in an online challenge gone wrong has called for the removal of social media platforms until tech companies can prove they are safe.

Ellen Roome is among several parents meeting Sir Keir Starmer on Tuesday as part of a government consultation on a possible social media ban, which ends this week.

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