TORY party leader Kemi Badenoch has revealed a cousin killed himself after he viewed disturbing content online.
said he went down an internet “rabbit hole”; after viewing dark content on
The unnamed cousin, who was in his 20s, was said to be living in Canada when he committed suicide in 2022.
He had been looking at pro-mortalism and anti-natalism content, she said.
Pro-mortalism is the belief it would be ethical to kill all humans to prevent global suffering.
Anti-natalists say having kids is wrong as it increases the population.
She told the Daily Mail: “I have a family member who was in his 20s and went down an internet ‘rabbit hole’. He wrote the most extraordinary lucid letter but ended his own life.
“It’s heartbreaking. My views about the dangers of social media are not just about children.
“I know even as adults we can get dangerously addicted. If adults find it addictive, what chance do kids have?”;
The loss three years ago has led her to consider whether the UK should follow .
