Jon KayBBC Breakfast presenterAndré Rhoden-PaulBBC News’You don’t know what your children are looking at’ warn parents of teen Jools SweeneyA bunch of British parents who reckon social media played a role in the demise of their kids went to the US to ask for better online safety for kids. Four families flew to New York City to protest outside Meta’s offices – the bigwigs behind Facebook and Instagram.”We’re not asking for the moon… all we’re asking for is can you please help us protect our children,” said Mark Kenevan, father of Isaac who kicked the bucket at 13 after a social media challenge.Their arrival coincides with media watchdog Ofcom’s announcement that websites will soon have to block kids from seeing harmful stuff to stay in business in the UK. Websites will also need to implement stricter age checks, according to the final children’s code of practice released on Thursday. BBC Breakfast tracked the four British families during their US escapade.
