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Creation/Start of Social Media
Six Degrees is considered the first social
media networking site. Founded By
Andrew Weinreich. -
Creation of Facebook
Facebook was created by Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes, and Andrew McCollum. -
Man Kills Wife for Changing Facebook Status to Single
Edward Richardson murdered his 26 year wife Sarah when she changed her Facebook status to single. The husband also suffered from cyber jealousy. -
Teen Kills Girlfriend Over MySpace Comment
Matthew Dubois, a 16-year-old Highline High School student, was charged Tuesday with second-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Mikarah Sanders on New Year's Eve. This all happened over a MySpace Comment. -
Creation of Instagram
Kevin Systrom created Instagram. -
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New Research
A record number of teenagers were reporting depressive symptoms and overloading mental health clinics while suicide rates climbed for the first time in decades. -
Creation of Snapchat
Snapchat was created by Evan Spiegel, Reggie Brown, and Bobby Murphy. -
Woman Dies In Car Crash
Courtney Sanford crashed her car into a highway moments after updating her Facebook Status with “The happy song makes me happy”. -
Woman Stabs Boyfriend For Being On Facebook All Day
A woman has been given a life sentence for murdering her boyfriend after an alleged row over the amount of time he spent on Facebook. -
Teen Killed Over Twitter Beef
One teenager tweeted that another couldn't rap.
Friends and associates of each teen then jumped into the social media squabble. A fight broke out and Parker the kid that died died. -
17 Year Old Hangs Herself
Idaho family mourning the death of their daughter who was a victim of cyberbullying. -
12 Year Old Live Suicide on Facebook
12 year old Katelyn Davis suffered from depression by bullies and cyberbullies. Later she live streamed her suicide in her backyard by hanging. -
Man Kidnapped And Murdered Over Facebook Comment
Justin Green, 31, was taken into custody on Monday after he reportedly broadcast the kidnapping of a man using bogus Facebook accounts. -
15 Year Old Hangs Herself
Sadie Riggs 15 year old who killed herself june 2017 by hanging. Family blames social media and her bullying peers. -
Social Media Use In 2018
A majority of Americans use Facebook and YouTube, but young adults are especially heavy users of Snapchat and Instagram. Research has shown that 90 percent of people use social media.