Four British parents are suing TikTok, alleging wrongful deaths of their children who died in 2022 after taking part in a viral blackout challenge. They are skeptical about TikTok's claims that it has deleted their children's data. Legal requirements stipulate that data should not be kept longer than necessary, yet the parents express disbelief that such sensitive information could be lost so quickly. They advocate for better access to digital data for grieving families, equating social media usage to children's personal diaries, urging legislative changes like 'Jools' law' for parental rights to access data post-child's death.
Hollie Dance expressed frustration over the barriers she's faced in accessing her son Archie's social media data, which she feels should be automatically available to her as a grieving parent.
Lisa Kenevan called TikTok's claim of having deleted her son Isaac's data a 'complete lie', highlighting the parents' doubts about the platform's transparency.
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