Mothers Fight Social Media Companies for Answers About Son's Deaths

Summary

このスクリプトでは、息子たちの自殺に関する謎を解明しようとしている2人の母親、EllenとHollyの物語が描かれています。彼らはソーシャルメディア企業に息子のインターネット履歴を入手し、自殺の原因を突き止めようとしています。Ellenの息子ジュールズは2022年4月に自殺し、Hollyの息子アーチーはその後意識不明になり、4ヶ月後に死亡しました。彼らはソーシャルメディア企業から情報を得られないことに衝撃を受け、子供たちがオンラインで何を見ていたのか、どのようなメッセージが送られていたのかを知りたいと訴えています。彼らは、政府のオンライン安全法案が曖昧で、親には権利が与えられていないことにも抗議しています。彼らはソーシャルメディア企業に責任を負うよう求め、子供たちを守るための対策を強化するべきだと主張しています。

Takeaways

• 👥 このインタビューでは、息子を亡くした2人の母親がソーシャルメディア企業と戦い、息子のインターネット履歴を入手しようとしています。
• 🔍 Ellenの息子Julianは2022年4月に自殺しましたが、その6日前にはArchieという別の少年が意識不明の状態で発見され、4ヶ月後に死亡しました。
• 🏫 EllenはJulianのオフライン履歴を調べましたが、自殺の動機は見つかりませんでした。裁判所も自殺と断定できませんでした。
• 😢 両親は息子が死ぬ直前まで正常だったと述べており、学校でのいじめや問題もなかったとのことです。
• 📱 彼らはソーシャルメディア企業に連絡し、Instagram、Snapchat、TikTokなどのプラットフォームで息子が何を見ていたのか知ろうとしています。
• 🚫 ソーシャルメディア企業はプライバシーの問題として、息子のオンラインデータを公開することを拒否しています。
• 📝 Ellenは請願活動を始め、親が子どものオンラインデータを確認できるように求めていますが、企業からは非協力的な対応を受けています。
• 🤔 両親は自分の子どもがオンライン上で何を見ていたのか知りたいと考えており、それによって子どもの安全を確保したいと語っています。
• 🆕 オンライン安全法が提案されており、裁判所が死亡事件においてソーシャルメディア企業から情報を入手できるようになりますが、親にはその権利がありません。
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 彼らは親が子どものオンラインアクティビティを監視する権利を持つべきだと主張しており、子どもの安全を守るための対策が求められていると述べています。
• 🗣️ この問題に対処するためにはソーシャルメディア企業による責任の認識が必要であり、彼らはコンテンツを管理し親が答えを見つけるのを助ける必要があると結び付けています。

Q & A

EllenとHollyはなぜソーシャルメディア企業と戦っているのですか？

EllenとHollyは息子のインターネット履歴を取得しようとしており、彼らが何が起こったか、どのように亡くなったかについて答えを得たいと考えています。

Julian Sweeney（Jwes）とArchie Battersbyはどのように亡くなりましたか？

Julianは2022年4月に自殺しましたが、Archieは意識不明の状態で見つかり、その後4ヶ月で死亡しました。

Ellenはなぜソーシャルメディア企業から息子のオンライン履歴を知りたいと考えていますか？

Ellenは息子のオフライン履歴を調べたところ、彼が自殺する理由は見つからず、裁判所も自殺と判断できませんでした。オンライン履歴は彼の死に関連する可能性のある唯一の情報源です。

Julianの日常的な状況はどのようなものでしたか？

Julianは通常通りで、友人と遊んでいて、いじめもされておらず、学校での問題もなく、完全に正常な14歳の少年でした。

ソーシャルメディア企業はなぜ彼らのデータを公開しないと主張していますか？

ソーシャルメディア企業はプライバシーの問題と、他の子供のプライバシー権を保護する必要性からデータを公開しないと主張しています。

Ellenはソーシャルメディア企業がデータを削除する期間についてどのように述べていますか？

Ellenは、企業がデータを1年以上保持していることを確認しており、企業はデータの削除期間について明確な方針を持っていないと感じています。

Hollyは自分の息子の死についてどう考えていますか？

HollyはArchieが無知にも危険なゲームやチャレンジに挑戦した可能性があると考えており、それが彼の死につながったと信じています。

オンライン安全法案が何を提供する予定ですか？

オンライン安全法案は、死亡の場合には裁判所に企業から情報を得る権限を与える予定ですが、現在は親には権利を与えていません。

EllenとHollyは親が子供のソーシャルメディアの使用状況を知るべきだとどうして考えますか？

彼らは親が子供の安全を守るため、子供が見ているものや経験するものを知るべきだと考えますが、親が加害者である場合もあることを理解しています。

ソーシャルメディア企業はどのようにして親の関心に対応する予定ですか？

TikTokは、親が子供のアカウントに関する情報を得るためのサポートを改善する予定だと述べていますが、具体的な方法は明確ではありません。

Ellenはソーシャルメディア企業がデータを公開しない理由についてどう思いますか？

Ellenは、企業がデータを公開しない理由について不審に思っており、オンラインショッピングサイトが閲覧履歴を公開するのに比べると不透明だと感じています。

Outlines

00:00

😢 悲劇を乗り越え、SNS会社の責任を追究

エレンとホリーは、それぞれ息子の自殺や不慮の事故を経験し、SNS会社の責任を追究しています。エレンの息子のジュリアンは2022年4月に自殺し、アーチーはその後意識不明になり、4ヶ月後に死亡しました。両親は、SNSの閲覧履歴を入手して、彼らの息子が何が起こったのかを理解しようとしています。オフラインの行動からは自殺の動機が見つからず、裁判所も自殺と判断できませんでした。エレンは、SNS企業に息子のオンライン履歴を公開するよう求めていますが、プライバシーの問題で却下されています。この問題は、多くの親にとって懸念材料であり、オンライン安全法案が提案されていますが、現時点では親には権利がありません。

05:02

🤔 SNSの危険性と親子のコミュニケーションの重要性

エレンとホリーは、SNS上での危険なゲームや挑戦が、彼らの息子が死亡した原因である可能性があると信じています。彼らは、オンラインでの危険性と親子間のコミュニケーションの重要性を強調しています。ロックダウンが終わった後、子どもたちはSNSを通じてストレスを感じており、親は子どもたちがオンラインで何を見ているのかを理解する必要があります。オンライン安全法案は、裁判所が死亡事件においてSNS企業から情報を入手できるようになりましたが、親にはその権利がありません。エレンとホリーは、SNS企業が子どもたちを保護する責任を負うべきだと主張しており、彼らの体験は多くの親に共感を呼んでいます。

10:03

📢 SNS企業への訴えと親子のオンライン保護の強化

エレンとホリーは、SNS企業に子どもたちのオンライン履歴を公開するよう訴えています。彼らは、SNS企業が子どもたちを保護する責任を負うべきだと主張しており、オンライン安全法案が親にも権利を付与するよう望んでいます。TikTokからの声明では、法律によりデータを削除する必要があるとされており、エレンはその主張に疑問を持ちます。両親は、SNS企業が子どもたちを保護するためには、より責任を負うべきだと考えており、彼らの体験は多くの親に影響を与えています。

Keywords

💡ソーシャルメディア

ソーシャルメディアとは、インターネット上で人々がコミュニケーションを行ったり情報を共有したりできるプラットフォームのことを指します。このビデオでは、母親が亡くなった息子のソーシャルメディアの閲覧履歴を取得しようと社交メディア企業と戦っているという主題に関連しています。例えば、母親はInstagram、Snapchat、TikTokなどのプラットフォームで息子が何を見ていたのか知りたいと述べています。

💡自殺

自殺とは、自己によって命を絶つ行為を指します。ビデオでは、14歳のジュリアン・スウィニー（jwes）が自殺したという出来事が語られており、その理由を追究するために母親がソーシャルメディアの履歴を調べようとしています。ビデオのテーマは、自殺の背景にある可能性のある要因を探求することです。

💡オンライン履歴

オンライン履歴とは、インターネット上で行った検索や閲覧などの活動の記録を指します。ビデオでは、母親が息子のオンライン履歴を調べることで自殺の原因を突き止めようとしていますが、ソーシャルメディア企業からその情報を得ることが困難であると示されています。

💡親の権利

親の権利とは、子供を保護し、監督するために親が持つ権限を指します。ビデオでは、母親が子供のオンラインデータを見ることができる権利を持つべきだと主張しており、その権利が認められていないことにショックを受けています。

💡プライバシー

プライバシーとは、個人が持つ秘密や私的な領域を保護する権利を指します。ビデオでは、ソーシャルメディア企業がプライバシーの理由でデータを公開しないと主張している点に触れられており、親と企業との間でプライバシーと子供の安全の間で葛藤が生じていると示されています。

💡オンラインセキュリティ法案

オンラインセキュリティ法案とは、オンライン上での情報や行動を規制する法律を指します。ビデオでは、新しいオンラインセキュリティ法案が裁判所に亡くなった場合に企業から情報を得る権限を与えると紹介されていますが、親にはその権限が与えられていないと指摘されています。

💡チャレンジ

チャレンジとは、ある種の活動や行為に挑戦することを指します。ビデオでは、ジュリアンが危険なオンラインチャレンジに参加していた可能性が示されており、それが自殺の原因だったと母親が推測しています。

💡親と子のコミュニケーション

親と子のコミュニケーションとは、親と子供がお互いに理解し合えるように意思疎通を行うことを指します。ビデオでは、親が子供がオンライン上で何を見ているのかを知るためにコミュニケーションが重要であると語られており、それが子供の安全を確保する上で鍵となるとされています。

💡アカウントアクセス

アカウントアクセスとは、特定のアカウントにログインして情報を閲覧したり管理したりする権限を持つことを指します。ビデオでは、母親が亡くなった息子のソーシャルメディアアカウントにアクセスすることを求めているが、その権限が拒否されていると示されています。

💡責任

責任とは、自分に起因する結果に対して責任を持つことや、その責任を負うことを指します。ビデオでは、ソーシャルメディア企業に対して、彼らが提供するコンテンツに対して責任を負うべきだと主張しており、子供たちが見ている内容をコントロールし、親が答えを見つけるのを助ける必要があるとされています。

Highlights

Two mothers, Ellen and Holly, are seeking their sons' internet histories from social media companies to understand the circumstances of their deaths.

Ellen's son Julian Sweeney, known as 'jwes', took his life in April 2022, and Holly's son Archie Battersby was found unconscious and later succumbed to his injuries.

The mothers believe that their sons' online activities might hold answers to their untimely deaths, as there were no offline indicators of distress.

Ellen emphasizes the lack of any bullying or problems at school that could have contributed to Julian's death.

Both mothers are shocked that they do not have the right to access their children's online data after their deaths.

Holly describes the difficulty of moving forward without understanding the circumstances that led to her son's death.

The mothers are advocating for changes in the law to allow parents access to their children's online data in cases of death.

The Online Safety Bill is mentioned, which gives coroners the power to access such information but not parents.

Ellen started a petition to raise awareness and advocate for parents' rights to access their children's online data.

Social media companies' policies on data retention and privacy are questioned, with TikTok's response being highlighted as evasive.

The mothers suggest that social media companies should take more responsibility for the content they host and its impact on children.

A discussion on whether parents should have access to their children's online activities even without a tragic event is introduced.

Holly emphasizes the importance of communication between parents and children regarding their online activities.

The impact of lockdown on children's internet usage and mental health is discussed, with a rise in anxiety cases being noted.

The mothers call for social media companies to be held accountable for the content they allow and the effects on young users.

TikTok's statement is critiqued for its claim of data deletion, which the mothers dispute based on data still present on Julian's phone.

The mothers express their determination to continue their fight for transparency and accountability from social media companies.

Transcripts

United in the most unimaginable

circumstances mothers Ellen room and

Holly Dan are both fighting social media

companies to get hold of their son's

internet histories and a bit to find

answers about what happened and how they

died Ellen's son Julian Sweeney known as

jwes took his life in April 2022 just

six days after Archie Battersby was

found unconscious in separate but

similar circumstances and Archie

succumbed to his injuries four months

later and Joel's Ellen Archie's mom

Holly join us uh now it's um I think for

um our viewers it's so it's so difficult

and so brave for you both to come and

yeah talk about this because I know how

how painful that will be but you're

trying to help others as well as

yourselves to get answers massively and

I think um I think I've always said and

so of you you know that if we can make a

difference to other people then that's

that's what we're here for by sharing I

heard a lovely phrase the other day

turning pain into purpose you know using

our pain to make a difference to

everybody Ellen your son Jules 14 years

old what do you feel you need to know

from the social media companies well

we've searched his offline history and

there was nothing there that has shown

why he might take his life and the

coroner ruled it it wasn't he couldn't

rule it as suicide because he couldn't

prove he was in a suicidal mood so from

our point of view the only thing we

haven't searched is his online history

So when you say his offline history you

mean just his he wasn't bullied there

was nothing at school they didn't have a

problem with a teacher you know there's

nothing has has come out that could have

contributed towards his death and you're

you know you you're a loving mom you

know your son what was he like in the

days weeks before normal really normal I

didn't have one thought that there was a

problem he was absolutely normal in fact

there's a fter on a security camera he's

saying goodbye to a friend and he's

laughing and he'd been playing and there

wasn't one part of from either his

father or I that thought there was a

problem so he's perfectly normal 14y old

he's got friends he's not being bullied

at

school and then you find him

dead I think anybody would assume okay

there's something else going on that I

can't see it and we all know our 14year

olds our teenagers are on social media

all of the time

you then go presumably to the social

media companies and what what was he on

Instagram Snapchat Tik Tok correct yeah

and say could I have a look then at what

he was browsing what he was looking at

perhaps what he was searching for

perhaps any messages that were being

sent and I don't know it's that but he

could have been talk to somebody that

was claiming to be a child that's you

know said the wrong thing he could have

done an online challenge he could have I

don't know and that's the thing I just

don't know but I think as a parent we

should have the right and I was really

shocked that we don't have the right to

see our children's online data as a mom

though I mean didn't you just assume

they would show you I I would I

absolutely I did to me it's actually

it's quite it's quite shocking to to to

find out that they just they wouldn't so

I think I've made thousands aware of

that with my recent petition that people

are going what you don't you can't see

it I was like I I just I don't

understand we're we're responsible for

children he was 14 years old he's a

minor you

why can't I see what who's doing and say

well what did happen you know I I don't

know and and especially in these

circumstances because you know if you

were a um a parent getting in touch with

the social media companies to say um my

15-year-old is not telling me what's

really going on in their life I need to

see their account you can see why the

social media companies would say hang on

privacy issues that do you have

permission but in this case when your

son has lost his life and there was

clearly a question as to what's happened

is it's just it's just baffling and

their reaction feels so so toned deaf so

I had a zoom meeting with Tik Tok the

other week and they said they couldn't

release it because of other children's

privacy rights and I thought well you

can redact other details I don't need to

see who sent what I just need to see

what was there and then they sort of

said well we delete his data after a

year Well it's not always a year well

it's sometimes a year so and I said well

a company your size will have a policy

on when do you delete the data um and he

said oh I need to come back to you and

he sent me the Privacy data which says

we hold it for as long as needed or or

worded like that also I think the the

social media companies argued that they

they keep or delete the data based on

business reasons rather than privacy I

haven't seen that my I was told it was

privacy yeah right um you

believe that Jules saw something that

led to his death do you believe that he

chose to take his own life I don't

understand and how he he took his life

as as well I do not understand why a

normal child who has never presented any

mental health problems would suddenly

end his life unless he was trying

something that went wrong so it's some

kind of game or challenge or that's

my and Holly in the case of your lovely

son you believe the same thing exactly

the same Arie was a very Fearless child

so he would probably be the first to try

something um not being aware of the

danger um that obviously it's led to but

I do believe that he has done again the

same with Ellen though you know we could

be totally wrong you know but it we just

want those

answers of course and for you it's very

hard to to kind of move forward and to

see your sons you know in in proper

context to celebrate their lives if

there is this this terrible uncertainty

I can totally understand why it would

become a compelling need to understand

it's become a Obsession almost that I I

need to know answers and every day we're

hearing of other parents in similar

situations and you think this is wrong

this has to change this is we're not

doing enough to protect our children so

the government the new law the Online

safety bill now gives the coroner the

power to get this

information from the companies in the

case of a death but the bill doesn't

give parents any rights at the moment is

that I think that's correct that's

correct and also we are waiting for

children to die before we can get that

information right that needs to change

now that's interesting because Ed raised

the question about whether parents

should have access to what their

children are looking at you know even if

they haven't experienced the tragedy

that you two moms have had do you still

want that that that the parent you know

if we're concerned that our children are

looking at pranks which we know as

sensible adults could be dangerous think

something has to be in place it's our

job as parents to safeguard our children

so I yeah I believe something should be

in place I think there needs to be more

to safeguard children massively and I

when I set up the petition I said right

you should all have the rights and I

didn't really think that through that

there are some parents that potentially

are the perpetrators and we we need to

protect children from them so that needs

to have a bigger discussion I understand

that but as you know majority of parents

if they knew their children were

struggling and I'm Conta Ed daily by

people saying my my child's struggling

or whatever and I and you know and I

said well could you get your child to go

through and show you the feed and see

what they're looking at and I said my

teenager is not going to show me that um

but uh I would probably if Jules was

alive I'd play dumb parent and say you

know can you show me what you're looking

at and try and get them to interact

because I think you'd see quite you know

easily that they're looking at content

that is not appropriate it gives you a

fundamental question about what these

social media companies are and what

they're providing because they want to

say well you know nothing to do with us

we're just

technology people look people post but

of course that is already true because

they are they're publishing like a

newspaper they are producing something

like a television program but they have

they have huge responsibilities and it

feels as though from your point of view

from parents point of view these

companies don't really face up to how

powerful they are and how you know um

important they are in our kids' lives

and therefore you know it's not

acceptable for them to say nothing to do

with us or you can't see that or just

just stand aside there needs to be some

accountability that you're publishing

this you need to control what's on it um

and you need to help parents find

answers I find it absolutely baffling I

find it baffling unless there's some

other reason that they feel they should

you know or they can't release this

information why would they not release

it I was saying earlier you know if you

went to online shop and you looked at

blue socks green socks and pink socks

and wanted the history of what you

looking at they they give it to you

there's nothing to hide

so why are they not releasing it and

you're suspicious about that reason I am

very yeah and Holly what would you say

to parents you know just terrified about

what their children might be looking at

online and what it might lead to I think

the communication between parents and

children is a huge thing and I think

lockdown has obviously brought in the

internet in our children's life

massively um it's there

outside uh my friend that's a

psychotherapist she said that there's

like 300

like referrals a day for um children

suffering with anxiety um they can't

socialize now because obviously we the

lock down for two years they've lost

those skills haven't they and of course

yes you're right parents might have

carried on working children weren't at

school we don't know what they were

looking at do we but it's also a simple

thing you know being in the in the

playground when you're 11 12 13 could be

quite stressful and the problem with

social media is like you're in the

playground all the time in the 10 at

night our kids are

still comp children that are being

bullied as well you know whereas

obviously we grow up it would end at

school but now it's going home with them

as well there's no exactly I think when

you know you speaking out is going to

put more pressure on the social media

companies and frankly we should hold

their feet to the fire on this I

absolutely agree and take accountabil

yeah take accountability where where

they should as I said the start is hard

what you're doing but it's really really

important hard important it's

emotionally and physically draining but

we are determined to make a difference

yeah um right so let's just find out

what Tik Tok said um their statement

says we do not have information about

what Jules was watching or searching on

Tik Tok because the law requires us to

delete the data now and I have the um uh

longer statement here we do not have

information about what JS was watching

or searching on Tik Tok because the law

requires us like other companies to

delete data unless it is essential to

the business well I looked at J's phone

the other day um which I haven't turned

on for a while and there is data there

from two years ago on one of his

accounts and there's an awful lot of

gray out images that some some of them

are removed but there are some data

there so that's not true there are data

there uh it says we do not have any

further information on his watch or

search history that Dan Ellen has from

his account we're going to look at how

we can sub better to support bereev

parents who wish to access information

about their child's account better

support is a bit of a strange phrase

start to support me change things change

things release the data thank you both

very much indeed if you're affected by

any of the issues we've been discussing

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