A bereaved mother who campaigned for changes to social media says the government's ban on under-16s needs to be upheld with stricter penalties. Ellen Roome, from Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, started campaigning after her 14-year-old son Jools Sweeney died in what she believes was an online challenge gone wrong.
Roome has been a vocal critic of social media companies and their failure to take adequate action to keep underage children off their platforms. She argues that the current fines are too low and have not been effective in making companies change their practices.
The government's ban on under-16s using social media was announced last week, but Roome believes more needs to be done to ensure the safety of children online. 'We need to hold those companies accountable and say