A group of British parents who think social media contributed to their children’s deaths have traveled to the US to call for improved safeguards for children’s online safety.
Along with hundreds of other people from the US and Canada, four families took a plane to New York City to demonstrate outside the offices of Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram.
“All we’re asking for is can you please help us protect our children,” said Mark Kenevan, the father of Isaac, who died at the age of 13 after participating in a social media challenge.
Their visit coincides with media watchdog Ofcom’s announcement that, starting in July, websites operating in the UK will be legally obligated to prevent children from accessing harmful content.
