Paul Routledge says: At the back of my mind is a natural unease about where this is all going, because we have no control over the activities of those who wish to harm us <\/p>\n
Many lucky people got a smartphone or a tablet or some such electronic gizmo for Christmas. It is the choice of the text Santa age. <\/p>\n
The givers of these presents believe they were doing their friends or family a favour. The recipients certainly think so. <\/p>\n
But, as the old proverb says, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. <\/p>\n
These little magic machines can be a greater source of evil than they are of good. <\/p>\n
Consider the facts. Barely a week goes by without reports of a girl killing herself because of cyber-bullying. <\/p>\n
Chelsea Clark, 13, of Wolverhampton, hanged herself in her bedroom. <\/p>\n
Her mother blamed websites that target the young and vulnerable. <\/p>\n
Izzy Dix, 14, of Brixham, Devon, also hanged herself, after being chiselled away by cruel remarks. She wrote a moving poem, I Give Up, on her mobile phone. <\/p>\n
The lethal side of social media is not confined to the young. <\/p>\n
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