One of they key news stories which occured in July and August was the ask.fm teenage suicide.
They key debate which has come out of this story is making sure that the people who run the site are responsible for what goes on whilst people are online. They need to be made responsbile for the events which occur as a result of their site.
The key issues which this news story raises are: ownership and control, regulation and censoriship, digital media, and moral panic. It relates to ownership and control, because of the debate involving those who run the site. The ownership and control of the site has been made a very important factor following the death of the school girl. It relates to regulaiton and censorship: should what is posted on the site be censored? Should it be regulated so that you can't post exactly what you want, annonymously? It relates to digital media, because social networking sites such as these are all part of the growing new and digital media revolution, and are becoming a bigger and more important part of our daily lives. This is why the opperation of them should be safe. It relates to moral panick from the point of view of the parents- may this news story have created a moral panick, with them worrying about what could happen to their children? A moral panick may be a good thing, as it may spur on change.
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