Teen streams her suicide live on Periscope

Periscope viewers got to hear the woman, whose name has been withheld by authorities, say "The video I am doing right now is not made to create the buzz but rather to make people react, to open the minds, and that’s it." Remarks from viewers mostly appeared to mock the woman, not taking her seriously. Some of the comments included "We’re waiting," and "I think it’s fun." The screen soon went dark and no noise was heard. A few minutes later, the picture and sound return and an emergency worker can be heard to say, "I am under the train with the victim; I need to move the victim." The train can be seen in the background.
As social media becomes more advanced, there is a fine line between sharing and snooping, and between the good that comes from being connected, and the bad. Thyis time, it was the latter
"These technologies enable real-time streaming, which can have a lot of unintended consequences. Internet giants are starting to monitor how people use their technologies in real-time, but it’s tricky. It’s almost impossible to control how people use social media."-Thomas Husson, analyst, Forrester Research
source: NYT via Gizmodo