TWO-MINUTE TALKING POINT- When rape hit social media by Maria Caspani

The case of teenage girl raped in Steubenville, Ohio, went viral on social media and sparked a media frenzy. Now two other alleged rapes that ended up on social media have led to the suicide of the victims. Maria Caspani reflects on the role of Twitter and Facebook in cases of sexual abuse. 2' TALKING POINT is a new format produced by the Thomson Reuters Foundation. It presents a pressing issue or a news item developed with a personal touch by our AlertNet and TrustLaw correspondents, in two minutes or less. Filming & editing: Shanshan Chen; design: Ye Li