Ask.fm Installs Panic Button After Teen’s Suicide
On August - 20 - 2013
Ask.fm owners shamed into installing prominent panic button after death of 14-year-old but her grieving father calls for an end to anonymous posts
The father of a teenage girl who killed herself after months of bullying online has said changes to social networking site Ask.fm do not go far enough. David Smith wants the controversial website to ban all anonymous posts to stop online bullies hiding their true identities. He also said he has not received an apology after he accused Ask.fm of trying to ‘discredit’ his daughter by saying most of the abuse she received she sent to herself. READ MORE HERE
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