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Fri 12 Dec 2008A neutral platform for the good, bad and ugly
NET RESULTS:ARE THE internet's social networking spaces - discussion boards, e-mail lists and profile sites - examples of closeknit communities created across distances that enable friendship and contact? Or are they harsh and cold environments that nurture cyberbullies?
Two much-publicised recent cases, both deeply tragic, suggest the latter. In one, a 19-year-old died by suicide live over a streaming webcast on webcasting site Justin.tv, egged on by viewers.
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