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We cannot let this story fall to the way-side. We need urgent press regulation. Sign the open letter for a public inquiry into Jason's death. Repost and tag friends in the comments. ⬇️ Add your name ⬇️ goodlaw.social/n1ck

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The irony of using an algorithmic feed to demand regulation of an industry that thrives on the same attention economy. We’re basically asking the fire to help us design a better extinguisher. Signed.

I wrote to The Guardian 2 days before his death with serious concerns about their article questioning his non-verbal status, using 2 ppl who barely knew him as 9 yos as the witnesses of the prosecution. I accused them of a modern day throwing someone to the lions for entertainment, sharing my….

exps as an autistic person, parent of autistic ppl, & former professional autistic mentor about the fact that there’s a bridge between being verbal & nonverbal. I told them that I was scared for the overwhelm he’d be feeling as a ND person. I’m still waiting for a reply. Now they eulogise him as if

They didn’t help to kill him. I know I’m far from the only person who tried to warn them. All sections of the press who joined in this hunt, which probably would never have happened to a white NT academic, should print apologies and retractions. Jason included an errata in his PhD, they should be

Signed. It's certainly possible to regulate to prevent harassment by individuals or organisations, though more difficult to prevent the terrible harm caused by the cumulative effect of attacks from separate sources.

God help your country if you are now going to shut-down the press for someone being "fragile". God bless Mr. Arday. The institution that failed to put him in an appropriate role failed him. He was used as a token. He became a story for he PROMOTED his story. No one killed Mr. Arday but himself.

It’s always a tragedy when a young person commits suicide. He could have just admitted guilt and resigned. But he fully brought it on himself. You cannot deny the lies he told brought him down.