“What Ellen is doing, it’s very important,” he said. “It would [make it] a little bit more easy to get the information.
“Most of the parents that lose children, they don’t fight because you lost all the motivation.”
He added: “Our main goal one day is for the [social media] companies to be 100% responsible and accountable.
“Why? Because they are the only ones who have the technology and the funds to change this business model in order to protect young people.”
Roome has become a leading figure in the campaign to ban social media for children since Jools’ death.
In January 2025, she began a lawsuit against TikTok, which claims a group of children including her son died while attempting a “blackout challenge”.
No subsequent hearings have taken place.
A TikTok spokesperson said at the time: “We strictly prohibit content that promotes or encourages dangerous behaviour.”
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