Ellen Roome
@ellen_roome
A bereaved mother to Jools (forever 14) who is determined to change the law for other parents/guardians #JoolsLaw
Today, I discovered an app called LMK, which I wanted to warn parents about the dangers of. ๐ท What is LMK? joolslaw.co.uk/post/parent-brโฆ #Joolslaw
Yesterday, bereaved parents from โThe Bereaved Families for Online Safetyโ Group met with @Ofcom and @Praesidiosafe to discuss 'Deceased Child User duties'. You can read my blog here. joolslaw.co.uk/post/deceased-โฆ #Joolslaw
Today was Social Media Victims Remembrance Day on Capitol Hill. @heatinitiative created with immense care lawn signs honouring each of the 245 beloved children we are remembering. We miss each of these children lost to social media. This was Joolsโ card #joolslaw
Just had the pleasure of meeting @Miss_Snuffy Headteacher at Michaela Community School, viewing this amazing school and also discussing the complete ban of phones they have at their school. Well done!
Thank you @BBCBreakfast, for your continued support of my campaign. I wonder if there is a Barrister who might like to help me look for answers, but I have to go via the High Court to do this. is
'I've always said if I can use Jools story to make a difference to one other person then it's worth sharing' Ellen Roome, whose 14-year-old son Jools took his own life in 2022, spoke to #BBCBreakfast after meeting Ministers to get the law changed to allow families to accessโฆ
Bereaved mother 'won't give up' fight for change in data laws after death of her son Read more here: tinyurl.com/yaccjfth
#joolslaw update: I have a meeting with the Secretary of State tomorrow morning. It's a massive, important day in Parliament tomorrow. Keep everything crossed.
Under the data bill, the Coroner can now request #socialmedia data, but only IF the police or the coroner asks for it. Like me and many other parents I know, they never bothered preserving and requesting the child's data. I know of another parent right now, 12 weeks afterโฆ
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Talking about our whirlwind trip to NYCโฆโฉ โฆ@BBCBreakfastโฉ and Ellen Roome โฆ@Ell270707โฉ needing SM companies โฆ@Metaโฉ to take responsibility for what happens on their platforms and โฆ@Ofcomโฉ ensuring this happens for the safety of all #children #online
#JoolsLaw update. I FINALLY have my meeting booked. โ... Minister Jones (DSIT), Minister Johnson (HO), Minister Davies-Jones (MoJ) and Minister Bryant (DSIT) would like to meet with you to discuss further. 15/05/2025, 13:00โฆโ I hope my little chap is beaming down.๐ค
After sitting in parliament today and watching this. I am disgusted with Twitter / Xโs behaviour and I will no longer be using their social media platform. This is not acceptable behaviour
"Is this acceptable under the guise of free speech on X these days?!" Labour's Emily Darlington reads just a handful of abhorrent posts that X's content moderation has failed to act on.
The parents of four UK teenagers, who believe their children died taking part in viral TikTok trends, are suing the video-sharing platform in the US for access to their accounts. Ellen Roome, whose 14-year-old son Jools died, tells #BBCPMย she 'just wants answers'.
#JoolsLaw
After her sonโs tragic death, Ellen Roome is fighting for legislation that will grant grieving parents access to their childrenโs digital history
'The unknown of what he was doing is vast' Ellen Roome, whose 14 year old son Jools died by suicide, spoke to #BBCBreakfast as MP's debate her petition to allow parents to access the social media accounts of their children if they die bbc.co.uk/news/articles/โฆ
5 days to go. #JoolsLaw - give parents (like me) the right to see our childrenโs #socialmedia could give us answers as to why our children ended their lives. will be discussed in parliament at 4.30 pm Jan 13th. watch it live here: hhttps://www.youtube.com/@ukparliament/streams
6 days before #JoolsLaw is discussed in parliament Jools (here on his last birthday) shows he had online data with many companies. As parents, we have NO rights to see what he was watching! Parents should have the right to see the data. I am one of many parents who want answers
๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ฌโฆ. ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง - ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐! JoolsLaw, "Give parents/guardians a right to access social media accounts of theirโฆ
It was a privilege to be invited to @Lola__McEvoy - MP for Darlington debate โOnline safety for children and young peopleโ and represent our group โBereaved Familes for Online Safetyโ - (BFfOS) Lola is a very confident MP and has my complete backing. It was kind of her toโฆ
Thank you @GMB, if anyone is able to help with legal fees please, I have a gofund me page. gofund.me/720863c0
'I don't have the right, that's the problem.' Bereaved mother Ellen โ whose son Jools took his life at 14 โ is trying to get access to his social media to find out why he died. She has been told it will cost ยฃ86,000 to redo Jools' inquest and hopefully get access to his socialโฆ
Following our meeting with Peter Kyle (Secretary of State) yesterday, you can catch Ian Russell and me on @GMB tomorrow. #OnlineSafetyAct #socialmedia #joolslaw
