#StopImmunizing: Why Social Networking Platform Liability Is Necessary to Provide Adequate Redress for Victims of Cyberbullying
Michael S. Isselin · New York Law School’s Digital Commons (New York Law School) · 2017
On September 22, 2010, college freshman Tyler Clementi committed suicide after his roommate streamed a video of Tyler kissing another man. 1 His story brought the issue of cyberbullying 2 to the world stage, garnering intense news media coverage.Public figures, including President Barack Obama, Ellen DeGeneres, and Anderson Cooper spoke out against cyberbullying soon thereafter.3 Two years later, in September 2012, after being harassed by a stranger online, fifteen-year-old Amanda Todd posted a video describing her experience of being threatened and bullied.4 Amanda hanged herself a few weeks later.5 The following 1.