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UK Regulator Cracks Down on Deadly Suicide Site

A UK forum's under investigation, a dark place to roam, Linked to 50 deaths, where suicidal thoughts are sown.

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In the UK, a site's under the knife,
A pro-suicide forum, where lives go to waste,
Under investigation, with new powers in sight,
By Ofcom, the regulator, with a determined might.
The site's been linked to at least 50 deaths so dire,
Tens of thousands of members, with children in the fire,
Methods of suicide shared, with instructions so clear,
A toxic chemical's bought, and death draws near.
Families who've lost loved ones, welcome the move so bold,
But call on Ofcom to act quickly, with a story to be told,
Vlad Nikolin-Caisley, a 17-year-old so bright,
Coached and encouraged to take his life, in the dark of night.
His parents, Anna and Graham, with hearts full of pain,
Call on Ofcom to ban the site, to save lives again,
"At what point do we say enough is enough?" they say,
Those young people didn't deserve to die, in such a tragic way.
The Online Safety Act, a law so new and so grand,
Gives Ofcom the power, to take action in hand,
The regulator's got powers, to block or to fine,
Up to £18m, for sites that refuse