Libby Brooks: Beyond the digital divide lies a new world of intimacy - The Guardian 21st February 2008

The rush to blame the Bridgend deaths on social networking reflects adult ignorance of the role of technology in young lives The posthumous tributes on Kelly Stephenson's Bebo page certainly don't read like a suicide cult. Of the hundred or so teenagers who have posted messages on the social networking site since the 20-year-old's death was reported last week, most are sombre, reflective and determinedly life-affirming. "I just plea to all the young children/teenagers even adults please stop taking your lives and express to the ones you love how you feel and seek help," one typical correspondent remonstrates.

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