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We have all seen on the news of occasions where teens have ended their lives because their darkest secrets have been transmitted to the public through Facebook. Or instances where teens were teased so much through Facebook that ending their lives was the only escape.  The article “Phoebe Prince, 15, commits Suicide After Onslaught of Cyber-Bullying From Fellow Students written by Pete Kotz, we learn of a 15 year old Irish girl who was found hanged by her sister. She was a victim of cyber-bullying. Phoebe was bullied through text messages, Facebook messages and in person during school by other girl classmates. The superintendent at the school said “apparently the young woman had been subjected to taunting from her classmates, mostly through Facebook and text messages, but also in person on at least a couple of occasion.”  This is a common example of what Facebook has permitted us to do and how it can negatively impact our society. Even after the death of Phoebe Prince, the classmates were still posting insensitive things to her memorial page.