Mourning mother says tyrants on Snapchat made the son take his own life

Earlier this year, Karen Robinson’s son Jack Parker was tragically found dead in the woods near his home in Wigan at the age of only 15 years. One grieving mother said her teenage son had been harassed so badly on Snapchat that he took his own life. But Jack Parker’s desperate mother discovered that he had been harassed on Snapchat. According to Karen, this allows users to write whatever they want, safe in the knowledge that they will not be held accountable for their comments. The main feature of the popular social media platform is that pictures and messages are usually only visible for a short time before they disappear. Karen, 43, says she discovered within days that Jack was being bullied on Snapchat. The teaching assistant has now launched a petition on change.org to raise the age limit for using Snapchat from 13 to 18 years. “It’s easy for kids to type behind a keyboard while sitting comfortably in their bedroom, knowing that within a few hours their bad messages will be gone forever. She said: “Far too many kids are being bullied like Jack in social media. “The problem is that the recipient won’t forget and won’t forget.…
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