WATCH: Mother of teen who died 'attempting TikTok trend' calls for social media ban on under 16s

Georgia Pearce

By Georgia Pearce


Published: 19/01/2026

- 14:37

A bereaved mother has launched legal action against TikTok following the death of her 14-year-old son, after allegedly losing his life while attempting one of the platform's trends.

Speaking to GB News, Ellen Roome, mother of Jools Sweeney, has fought for more than two years to access her son's app data, which would provide answers as to what content he was watching before his death.

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