
Ellen Melissa Roome
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Aug 18, 2026
Jools Sweeney: The Continued Search for Answers
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Liz HullHOST
But we'll get into that in a little bit, but for those of our listeners who might not know your story inside out, please just kind of explain to us, I suppose, just exactly what happened to Jules and why you've taken on this kind of role of campaigning, amazing campaigning mum for the past four years.

Ellen RoomeGUEST
Yes, my son Jules died four years ago, and at the first inquest, there was no sign of any adverse mental health issues.

Ellen RoomeGUEST
There was no sign of bullying offline, and I wasn't strong enough to challenge it.

Ellen RoomeGUEST
We assumed that we would go to the inquest, and they would tell us what happened.

Ellen RoomeGUEST
We left that inquest, which actually only lasted 23 minutes, with us walking out going, "Oh, the coroner had ruled he wasn't sure that Jules was in a suicidal mood," so it's just a narrative of how he ended his life.

Ellen RoomeGUEST
And I wasn't strong enough at the time to fight it, but I then discovered, well, thinking, "Well, what happened online?" It's the only area we didn't look at.
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Ellen Roome: On Losing Her Son & Fighting Big Tech For Answers
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Ellen RoomeGUEST
So I did a, it was actually my birthday, so it was, it was the 21st of May, so it was nine days before it finished on the 30th, and I did a little, uh, post that said, "Please, for my one birthday wish, ple- please will you s- sign my petition?" And it went viral.

Ellen RoomeGUEST
I met this lovely lady, Grace, who made these videos for me, um, just me talking to camera with- What happened to Jules and saying, "Please could you sign it?" And it was going crazy.

Ellen RoomeGUEST
It was just like everybody was signing it, sharing it, and, um, and then actually on the 30th, um, uh, we actually finished on 126,033 signatures.
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Ellen RoomeGUEST
So, and then when, uh, we were ready to serve, we had to serve the papers on TikTok because of the lawsuit in America and the coroner, and Harry said, "Like we need a solicitor to do that." And I was like, "Oh, okay.
S19 Ep5: LAUREN COWELL AND ELLEN ROOME: The online safety conversation every parent needs to hear
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Louise BurkeHOST
Would you mind telling us a bit about Jules and what happened with Jules, especially for those listeners listening to this who might not fully be aware of the story and what happened?
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Louise BurkeHOST
Did you feel like he had developed sort of addictive tendencies or behaviour around it?
Starmer bans social media for under-16s
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Nick FerrariHOST
As you get to Parliament and as you listen to the debate, what will you specifically be listening out for?

Ellen RoomeGUEST
How is this le- re- uh, legislation gonna come into effect? When is it gonna come into effect? And then things like, uh, they're talking, or it's been reported in the press that, um, highly effective age controls need to be in place, what sites it's going to, uh, affect, and then looking at not just naming the sites, but looking at the harmful cri-- uh, features, so making sure that algorithmic data being fed to children is removed, uh, stranger contact is, uh, uh, again, blocked.

Ellen RoomeGUEST
But, uh, we'll be waiting to hear what Liz says this afternoon, Liz Kendall, to see, uh, how we take that forward.

Ellen RoomeGUEST
Considering the, the rate at which a government usually proceeds in this country, i-it's actually, uh, it doesn't seem that bad.

Ellen RoomeGUEST
Um, so what, uh, is concerning, uh, Beeb and Kidroom was talking earlier that would there be another consultation once we've had the legislation passed, and then is it sort of kicking it down the road further on.
Blair criticises the Labour lurch to the left
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Nick FerrariHOST
Did they give an indication of how many weeks and an indication of why it seems to be taking so long, Ellen?

Ellen RoomeGUEST
I said, "Why have we not done something sooner?" And, uh, they went on about the consultation that's needed, I, which I think is a complete delay.

Ellen RoomeGUEST
Um, but apparently w-we got the, the standard line that it'll be weeks that, before something happens.

Ellen RoomeGUEST
But, you know, we've heard this talk before, so are they actually gonna step up and do something, you know, decisive and action? Uh, we'll have to wait and see.
Nick FerrariHOST
If I were to ask you to give the sort of general mood of the whole group, how would you define it, Ellen?

Ellen RoomeGUEST
I have to say, when we come together, we pull together as a very supportive bunch.
Driven to Death? - Back in the Box
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How would the changes that you're asking for, that you're saying we desperately need this as parents who have either lost children or had children impacted by your product change?
