3: Amanda Todd

Monstrous

Imagine living every day feeling alone, betrayed and afraid. That was life for Amanda, a young 10th grade girl who should have been hanging out with friends and just being a kid. Instead, she became a target and out of fear kept it all to herself until it all became too much for her to keep inside. On this weeks episode Carrie tells us Amandas story, her tragic ending and the legacy she left behind.

We recommend this episode for teens and young adults. Although we do have a trigger warning and a listener discretion this is a very important topic for this age group and we believe this is a topic this age range should be aware of so they themselves can ask for help if they are struggling or if they themselves need to step in and help someone that may be going through something like Amanda did.

R.I.P Amanda Todd

November 27, 1996-October 10,2012

Links:

Amandas YouTube Video: (5235) My story: Struggling, bullying, suicide, self harm - YouTube

Amandas Legacy Page: https://www.amandatoddlegacy.org/amandas-story.html

Find Help Line: https://findahelpline.com/

Documentaries About Amandas Story:

Fifth Estate - "Sextortion of Amanda Todd" (2013)

Fifth Estate - "Stalking Amanda Todd: The Man Behind the Shows" (2014)

​Investigation Discovery Series - Webcam of Lies - Season 6 Episode 8 (October 9, 2019)

Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic (2022)

Cyberbullying Killed My Daughter: The Amanda Todd Story - Dr Phil Show (2014)

Dark Cloud: The High Cost of Cyberbullying

Sources:

https://www.amandatoddlegacy.org/amandas-story.html

https://blogs.ubc.ca/course0512e7b9763eca9657ab083805266162ded14194/2018/11/07/the-story-of-amanda-todd-and-the-horrific-effects-of-cyberbullying/

https://www.cybersmile.org/news/amanda-todd-cyberbully-jailed-for-almost-eleven-years

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cyberbullying-documentary-todd-1.5757137

https://vancouversun.com/news/metro/timeline-of-the-amanda-todd-cyberbullying-case

https://cybercivilrights.org/a-life-taken-too-soon-the-story-of-amanda-todd/

https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2022/12/15/teens-and-cyberbullying-2022/

https://explodingtopics.com/blog/cyberbullying-stats