I read an article about a 13 year old girl named Megan Meier who lived in Missouri. She had a myspace account and created and online friendship with a boy she thought was her age. It turned out, this "boy" was a group of adults that wanted to humiliate Megan and this devastated her. A short while later, she committed suicide. This horrifying case caused the state government officials to pass some of the strictest cyberbullying laws in the country.
I feel this is a terrible, but very true case for many young and naive individuals. Young adults and teenagers can stop these things before they happen by only talking to people you know online. Also, don't tell a stranger anything, they could seem nice, but in reality they are probably a creeper.
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