Another young victim of the Virtual WorldTragedy ‘could have been avoided’ says Police chief

Internet culture blamed

Another young Brit has been all but consumed by theimmensity of the so-called “Virtual World”, SurreyPolice confirmed yesterday. It is the latest in a series of tragedies thathave occurred across Britain, linked by many to therise of internet connected-devices and applicationsover the past decade. The main victims appear to beyouths aged 11-18, though it can effect those of allages. Surrey Police released a statement lastnight, outlining that Alice Jones, 15, had “becomedangerously obsessive” in relation to social mediaapps such as Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter:however, they made assurances that such cases arepreventable, despite the wave of tragedies occurringacross Britain in recent weeks.

reached out for comment from social media sitesthat Jones had been known to have used, but theydeclined to comment. It has been argued that socialmedia sites are not doing enough to protectvulnerable young people,but others controversiallypoint the finger at parents. “Parents aren’t keeping up withtechnology,” CEOP Ambassador Tina Wrightexplains, “[they] need to take responsibility forwhat children and young people are doing.” However, the issue of how parentsbecome more educated with such technology isa concern, as most of the marketing andinformation is aimed at the young peoplethemselves as they are the primary consumersof social media.

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