Sad Social Media Stories

1. Cyberbullying

Gabrielle Molina, a twelve-year-old Filipino-American has killed herself after being cyberbullied by her classmates. A few insults that have affected her were being called a “slut” and being told that she looked like she had Down’s Syndrome. Gabrielle Molina was found dead in her room after classmates were said to have uploaded a video of her being beaten up by a friend-turned-bully in YouTube. Her parents asked them to take down the video, but they did not listen. Blames were also placed on the school, for not acting upon the issue fast enough.

In the United Sates, a teen aged fifteen or sixteen years old named David Molak was found hanging himself in his family’s backyard after numerous experiences of cyberbullying. A range of six to ten bullies texted him, leaving nasty remarks and degrading insults for absolutely no reason. Three days before killing himself, David was said to be added to a group text anonymously filled with bullies just to be made fun of and removed two minutes after.

2. Trolling

James Stanley, and a piece of the conversation with the scammer

James Stanley from Gateshead has been contacted by a Filipino scammer, asking him to send money so that she could buy a phone. With both wit and humor, he has dealt with her pretty well. There was a time when she offered him to bear his son and heir, only by the price of £10,000. She acted in love with him and he played along with her. At last, James posted their conversation, with the caption saying: “Everybody…I would like to announce that I have been made an extremely happy man this morning by meeting the love of my life. She’s agreed to marrying into my current harem and bearing me a son, an heir to my legacy, and all she wanted was a small loan of £10,000 which I guess is fair.”

Celebrity Megan McKenna was attacked by fans who said that she had six toes. The rumors started after Megan uploaded a picture on Instagram partly showing her feet, and trolls started to point out her toes. After a while, she posted pictures in Instagram and videos in Snapchat, proving that she did not have six toes and coming back at the trolls simultaneously.

3. Identity Theft

Bishop Alberto Uy from Tagbilaran, Bohol has reported to be a victim of identity theft, with the faker using his pictures for the profile and cover photo. The account solicited donations in his name. Upon finding about this, the bishop has placed a post saying: “ATTENTION ALL MY FB FRIENDS: Somebody is making a false FB account of myself under the name Abet Uy, asking for financial help or soliciting something. Don't believe it.” He asked help from his friends to help him report the scammer and to not be misled by the fake account.

38-year-old Kamilah Reid from Bromley, Kent, has been a victim of identiy theft, with criminal using her name to pay for a £600 carpet that she never ordered. For two years, the company has asked her to pay for it, and she knew that she turned out to be a victim of identity theft. Though she has told the company about this, they didn’t seem to believe her. 

Sources:

http://www.philstar.com/cebu-news/2013/05/26/946540/teens-condemn-suicide-cyberbullied-fil-am-girl

http://www.puresight.com/Real-Life-Stories/david-molak-2000-2016-puresight.html

http://metro.co.uk/2016/05/09/man-turns-the-tables-on-facebook-scammer-by-trolling-them-relentlessly-5870621/

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/2911306/towies-megan-mckenna-forced-to-deny-she-has-six-toes-after-accusing-cruel-trolls-of-bullying-her-over-bizarre-foot-photo/

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/filipino-bishop-a-victim-of-facebook-identity-theft-74316

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-471321/My-identity-stolen-Facebook.html