Annalee Schott (Danja Barber Photography/Courtesy of Lori Schott)
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Editor’s note : This commentary discusses grief, loss and suicide.
“Anna was a sweet little cowgirl from eastern Colorado,” said Lori Schott about Annalee, her daughter.
Annalee Schott liked horses and dogs. She had an interest in the Humane Society.
She also spent a lot of time on TikTok. It was an addiction. The social media platform fed her a pernicious stream of material that exacerbated her anxiety and depression, never so much as when she viewed a live suicide online.
That’s why Annalee’s parents say TikTok bears responsibility for the death of their daughter, who took her own life in 2020 at 18.