Brit girl commits suicide after being trolled on social netw

[Katzenfreund]

Sunday, Aug 11 2013

Hannah Smith, 14, was found hanged in her bedroom in Leicestershire, after being taunted on the Latvian-based social network Ask.fm in a case that has shocked Britain.

She suffered months of abuse from trolls on Ask.fm who repeatedly urged her to kill herself, cut herself and ââ'¬Ëœdrink bleachââ'¬â"¢.

Ask.fm says it does not take full responsibility for what is on its site and does not monitor posts. But the incident has led to advertisers leaving them in droves, as Specsavers, BT, Vodafone and Laura Ashley withdrew from website.

The Latvian-based site makes around Ã'£5million each year in advertising aimed at its 60million registered users, but has been linked to a string of teenage suicides including that of 14-year-old Hannah Smith last Friday.

PM David Cameron also urged parents and teenagers to avoid using the ââ'¬Ëœvileââ'¬â"¢ websites.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2386903/Hannah-Smith-suicide-Ask-fm-faces-advertising-backlash-Specsavers-Vodafone-Laura-Ashley-withdraw.html

 

[d25trident]

Re: Brit girl commits suicide after being trolled on social

Shocking read,, poor soul..something really needs to be done about this..

 

[kirk1701®]

Re: Brit girl commits suicide after being trolled on social

Shocking read,, poor soul..something really needs to be done about this..

Something really should, starting with parents monitoring their children's online activity, especially at age 14. Now as they approach 16 and 17 I'd give them a little freedom but 14??? Come on parents

I'm not even married or have kids and know better.

 

[d25trident]

Re: Brit girl commits suicide after being trolled on social

Poor girl, how could her parents , freinds or teachers not have noticed the torment she must have been going through..

 

[Katzenfreund]

Re: Brit girl commits suicide after being trolled on social

What suddens me most is that girls who react this way are the nice, sensitive ones. The tough bitches don't give a damn and survive to spoil the life of others.

 

[911dance]

Re: Brit girl commits suicide after being trolled on social

That is horrific

 

[nevyn68]

Re: Brit girl commits suicide after being trolled on social

Why did she keep going back?
Once you get attacked you don't go back.
They were not her friends.
This sort of thing just makes my blood boil.

All our computers are in family zones and you can't access the internet without someone knowing.

The trolls.
Ask.fm
Her parents.
Her.
are to blame in this order.

Her parents should sue and try to get the IP address of the trolls.
Then track them down and have them charged in Britain with what ever laws can be thrown at them.

 

[911dance]

Re: Brit girl commits suicide after being trolled on social

Why did she keep going back?
Once you get attacked you don't go back..

Just that part 1 thing came to mind.

Women in abusive relationships. Still wonder why they stay, even they do not answer why.

 

[nevyn68]

Re: Brit girl commits suicide after being trolled on social

I'm sorry 5ISAB but monitoring your child's internet is not that hard.
I don't find it daunting at all.
Mr 13 and Miss 8 both suffer the same settings.
All computers in family areas.
All social media (Farcebook, Twatter and the like) are banned.
Both the MacBook and the PC have keyloggers installed which save every keystroke.
The kids both know this so they don't do anything that will get them in trouble.
They both know it is not just about checking up on them but for their safety.
As Mr 13 grows his setting will change but the keylogger will stay.

So I do blame the parents for not actively knowing what their daughter was doing and where she was going.

 

[d25trident]

Re: Brit girl commits suicide after being trolled on social

I'm sorry 5ISAB but monitoring your child's internet is not that hard.
I don't find it daunting at all.
Mr 13 and Miss 8 both suffer the same settings.
All computers in family areas.
All social media (Farcebook, Twatter and the like) are banned.
Both the MacBook and the PC have keyloggers installed which save every keystroke.
The kids both know this so they don't do anything that will get them in trouble.
They both know it is not just about checking up on them but for their safety.
As Mr 13 grows his setting will change but the keylogger will stay.

So I do blame the parents for not actively knowing what their daughter was doing and where she was going.

I agree, i watch my sons internet activity like a hawk, also i find it very very strange how her folks never noticed any mood change or depression. she must have been going through hell, and for her friends and family not noticing this.......

 

[ashas_moon]

Re: Brit girl commits suicide after being trolled on social

saw that shared by a friend. that's sad.
I seriously will teach my children not to give a damn. :/

 

[Katzenfreund]

Re: Brit girl commits suicide after being trolled on social

If it's not the bullies on the internet, it's the bullies at school or even at work that can drive someone to take their own life regardless of age or gender.

This is indeed a fact. Bullying, like stress, cannot be avoided, sooner or later one has to deal with it, and on many occasions. So it seems to me that the only solution is for the parents to take care early on so that their kids don't become too sensitive and vulnerable. Otherwise they're poorly equipped to deal with real life. But how parents can achieve this, I don't really know.