A British mother suing TikTok after the death of her son has described the first hearing in the United States as "deeply painful".
Ellen Roome, 49, from Gloucestershire, has been campaigning since her 14-year-old son Julian "Jools" Sweeney died at home in Cheltenham in 2022.
She travelled to Delaware with a group of parents this week as part of a lawsuit which claims their children all died while attempting a "blackout challenge".
A TikTok spokesperson said: "We strictly prohibit content that promotes or encourages dangerous behaviour."
In a statement posted to social media on Friday, Roome said: "We now have to wait for the judge to decide whether the case is dismissed or whether we are allowed to proceed to the discovery stage.
