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Brianna Ghey’s mother Esther ‘devastated’ Keir Starmer met tech bosses before families campaigning for online safety

The Independent·Ellie Crabbe·about 1 month ago
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The mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey says she was “a little bit devastated” when she heard Sir Keir Starmer had met tech bosses to discuss children’s online safety before speaking to bereaved families. Esther Ghey’s 16-year-old daughter was murdered by two teenagers in 2023 . She said that she hoped she and other families would be Sir Keir’s priority. Asked on BBC Breakfast how she felt when she heard Sir Keir had met senior leaders from TikTok, X, Meta, and other social media giants, earlier in April, Ms Ghey said: “Honestly, I was a little bit devastated I suppose. “I thought that we would hopefully be the ones that will be able to meet first, to share our stories and our children’s.” Ms Ghey and other campaigners, including Ellen Roome , who believes her 14-year-old son Jools died while attempting an online challenge, sent an open letter to the prime minister on Sunday.…

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