A UK teen online community was shut down because of allegations that it was being used by bullies to victimize children, The Register reports. Mouth2mouth.tk, "which claims to be the 'largest online teen community' in North London and Hertfordshire ... contained death threats and racist comments, according to anti-bullying charity, Bullying Online. The organization had received complaints from kids and parents about the discussion board, so its director, Liz Carnell, The Register reports, spent most of last weekend trying to persuade the bullies on Mouth2Mouth that their abusive comments could "tip someone over the edge into suicide" and "were cowardly as none of the posters gave their names." Mouth2Mouth later posted a notice saying the community had been shut down "pending further notice." For more on this, see "The growing 'cyberbullying' problem" in my newsletter.
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