![]() ![]() ![]() Ronald Merle McNutt (– August 31, 2020) was a resident of New Albany, Mississippi, and had served in the United States Army Reserve, including in Iraq. ![]() The case has raised awareness about both suicide prevention and what duty of care social media platforms owe to protect users and victims' reputations online when it comes to graphic content. Video platform TikTok was also slow to respond to the video, which had appeared in many user feeds and constant re-uploads, leading to many users choosing to boycott the platform. The case became notable for both the callous attitude expressed towards McNutt's death by some internet users, as well as Facebook's slow response to the video, which had been shared to numerous other platforms and amassed a large view count before finally being taken down. On August 31, 2020, Ronnie McNutt, a 33-year-old American man, committed suicide by shooting himself under the chin with a single shot rifle on a Facebook livestream, which went viral on social media platforms. ![]()
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