PISCATAWAY, N.J — The shocking suicide of a college student whose sex life was broadcast over the Web illustrates yet again the Internet?s alarming potential as a means of tormenting others and raises questions whether young people in the age of Twitter and Facebook can even distinguish public from private.
Cruel gossip and vengeful acts once confined to the schoolyard or the dorm can now make their way around the world instantly via the Internet, along with photos and live video.