Ronnie McNutt's Friend Says Facebook Didn't Do Enough to Stop Suicide Livestream
InstagramRonnie McNuttJosh Steen, a friend of Ronnie McNutt, is speaking out about the tragic video showing McNutt’s death and the failure of social media platforms in removing it. On August 31, McNutt, 33, died by suicide and streamed his death on Facebook Live. In the days after his death, the video was shared on various social media platforms, especially TikTok, prompting many people to warn users about its presence.Now, Steen is sharing details about the circumstances surrounding his friend’s public death and says Facebook didn’t do enough to prevent McNutt’s death from being streamed online or to remove offending content about McNutt’s death in the days since. In an interview with Heavy, Steen said, “Facebook could’ve stopped this and didn’t.” He said it is his opinion that Facebook is “directly responsible” for the video being shared online and going viral.Steen said, “Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social platforms could ban accounts, IPs, and stop the spread of this vi...