There have been a number of tragedies of late (e.g. the suicides in Bridgend) which supposedly featured the Internet in some capacity or another.
Of course, when such things happen people who didn’t grow up with the Internet put the blame on that relatively new medium for such tragedies.
While such views are misguided, it’s still worth wondering what the role of the Internet is in influencing the decisions made by the people concerned.
It’s also worth considering what the Internet tells us about the way we respond to such tragedies today.
Megan Meier killed herself after being bullied via MySpace
