Princess Dickson, 16, is reported to have taken her own life after reading comments about herself and her mother on the forum Tattle Life, her family and parliamentarians say. The teenager’s death has prompted urgent calls for regulatory action and prompted statements from Ofcom and elected officials.
Circumstances and online abuse
According to reporting cited by MailOnline, Princess had been subject to sustained online abuse on the Tattle Life forum. The site, which describes itself as a place for critique of people who monetise their personal lives, has faced backlash after users posted derogatory commentary about Princess and her mother, 32‑year‑old influencer Sophie‑May Dickson. Reports say there were some 10,000 posts about the family on the forum.
The original thread about Sophie‑May Dickson had reportedly been removed and later reinstated, and commenters subsequently targeted Princess. It is reported that users created fake accounts to view and ridicule Princess’s TikTok content. The reporting states Princess died last week.
Family reaction and public statements
Sophie‑May Dickson, who appeared on the Channel 5 programme Blinging up Baby in 2014, told MailOnline: “I am currently living every parent’s worst nightmare.” She said she had taken her daughter’s phone away but that the abuse continued, including at school, and that trolling continued online even after her daughter’s death. Sophie‑May said users were “degrading my daughter’s memory and mocking my family’s grief.”
A letter from a group of 20 Labour MPs to Ofcom and the Information Commissioner urged “immediate and decisive” action. The letter said: “We write to you as Members of Parliament to request your immediate regulatory intervention in relation to the website Tattle Life, following the death of Princess Dickson, aged 16.” It added that, “For over two years, since the age of 14, Princess had been the subject of sustained and escalating online harassment, stalking, and abuse by adult users of Tattle Life.”
Regulatory response
An Ofcom spokesman said: “This is a heartbreaking loss, and our thoughts are with the Dickson family at this devastating time. Protecting children online is a top priority for Ofcom, and we’re aware of serious concerns raised about abuse on Tattle Life. We are making urgent contact with the platform to understand the steps it has taken to comply with its legal duties under the Online Safety Act. Where evidence suggests there are potential compliance issues, we’ve shown we’ll take action.”
Tattle Life has not commented.
What is known
The reporting states Princess was 16. Beyond the information set out above — including the family statements, the MPs’ letter and Ofcom’s response — no further verified details about the date or place of death have been provided in the source reporting.
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