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Bereaved Mother: Did Social Media Take My Son’s Life?

Bereaved Mother: Did Social Media Take My Son’s Life?

Truth Be Told with Zara McDermott vor 2 Monaten

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Support Resources:

Samaritans -- 116 123 -- samaritans.org.uk

Child Bereavement UK -- 0800 02 888 40 --childbereavementuk.org

Drinkline -- 0300 123 1110

Adfam -- adfam.org.uk

In 2022, Ellen's life was forever changed by the tragic death of
her 14-year-old son, Jools. The cause of Jools' death is unknown,
and Ellen has always believed there is more to it - but when she
tried to access Jools' social media data to find out more, she
found herself blocked by tech giants. This led her to her
campaigning for 'Jools’ Law', which called for children's social
media data to be automatically preserved after death. What
started as a grassroots petition led by a bereaved mother has now
turned into a national movement that is spurring changes in
national policy and legislation.