Malaysian police are investigating the case of a teen believed to have jumped to her death after asking her social media followers to vote on whether she should kill herself.
"Would the girl still be alive today if the majority of netizens on her Instagram account discouraged her from taking her own life?" he said in a statement.Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman also called for a probe, saying that rising suicide rates and mental health issues among young people needed to be taken seriously.
Instagram extended its sympathies to the teenager's family, and said the company had a responsibility to make its users feel safe and supported.
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