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		A number of UK advertisers have pulled their business from the social network ask.fm, in the wake of the death of a British teenager bullied on the website.</p>
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		Specsavers, Vodafone, Laura Ashley and charity Save the Children are among the organisations which have said they will no longer market their businesses on the site.</p>
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		Last Friday, &nbsp;Hannah Smith, 14, from Lutterworth in Leicestershire died by suicide after she was subjected to cyberbullying by users of ask.fm.</p>
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		Her father, David Smith, has said those who run the website should face murder or manslaughter charges and has called for more regulation of social networking sites.</p>
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		Although they must register with an email address, name and date of birth, ask.fm allows its users to send messages to each other without disclosing their identity.</p>
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		The Latvian based website has also been linked to several cases of cyberbullying in Ireland, including the death by suicide last year of teenagers Erin Gallagher and Ciara Pugsley.</p>
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		Ask.fm has described Hannah&#39;ss death as a &quot;true tragedy&quot;, and in a statement said it wanted to reassure all users and parents of users that it is committed to ensuring the site is a safe environment.</p>
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		It said it has contacted the Leicestershire police and would be happy to cooperate with their investigation into the teenager&#39;s death.</p>
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		It has also said that it would actively encourage its users and their parents to report any incidences of bullying, either by using the in-site reporting button or via its contact page.</p>
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		The website has been repeatedly criticised for not taking the issue of cyberbullying more seriously.</p>
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		Earlier, British Prime Minister David Cameron said said internet users should boycott &quot;vile&quot; websites which allow cyberbullying to avoid more deaths of young people who receive abuse online.</p>
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		Mr Cameron said website operators must &quot;step up to the plate&quot; to ensure users are protected.</p>
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		<a href="http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0808/467136-askfm-internet/">http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0808/467136-askfm-internet/</a></p>
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