ARCHIE Battersbee’s mum has called on a coroner to examine what role TikTok may have played in his death. The 12-year-old died on August 6 when his life support was withdrawn despite a l…
She said the influence social media may have had on his death is “of real and important public concern”.
The documents also state at least 82 children died in the US in similar circumstances, citing a report by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Archie's parents launched a mammoth legal battle to keep their son alive as they vowed to fight to the end. But they lost their fight at every hurdle, with judges ruling that keeping his life support switched on was not in the youngster's "best interests".She said: "The social media companies don’t do enough to stop harmful content online.Read More on The Sun
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