Malaysian teen kills herself after Instagram poll
15-May-2019
A 16 year-old girl has killed herself in Malaysia, after posting a poll on her Instagram account asking followers if she should die or not, and 69 per cent of responders voting that she should, the media reported on Wednesday.
Police in the state of Sarawak said the victim posted the poll on the photo sharing app with the message: "Really Important, Help Me Choose D/L". After most responders voted for "death", she killed herself, the Guardian reported.
Her death prompted a lawyer to suggest that those who voted for her to die could be guilty of abetting suicide.
Ramkarpal Singh, a lawyer and MP in the nstate of Penang, said: "Would the1111
Malaysia's youth and sports minister, Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, said the tragedy highlighted the need for national-level discussions about mental health in the country.
In February, Instagram announced that it will launch "sensitivity screens" to block images of self-harm.
The move followed the death of British teenager Molly Russell, 14, whose parents believe saw images of suicide and self-harm on the app before she took her own life in 2017.
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