Posted on 03/27/2023 10:55:50 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Six months after sharing a photograph on Chinese social media celebrating her graduate school admission with her bedridden grandfather, Zheng Linghua died.
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It's unclear how Zheng died but last month a friend of hers broke the news on Xiaohongshu: "Because of bullying online and in school, Zheng Linghua's life ended on January 23, 2023".
While so-called cyber bullying happens everywhere, China's collectivist culture and the lack of pressure on social media companies to stamp out abuse lend the phenomenon a particular momentum. A poll of more than 2,000 social media users in China found that about four in 10 respondents have experienced some form of online abuse. It also found that 16% of the victims had suicidal thoughts. Almost half experienced anxiety, 42% insomnia, and 32% depression.
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I have an idea. Get off of social media.
I don’t think they have anything on our 🧌 trolls.
Nothing to indicate how she died or who killed her. Suicide? I guess it’s not relevant.
Ou, I dunno, like their social credit system and how the government actually encourages bullying..
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