“TikTok n’a pas tué ma fille, mais lui a donné les moyens de le faire”

In brief

Arnaud Ducoin is sharing the story of his daughter Pénélope's death to warn others about the dangers of social media. Writing from a place of anger and grief, Ducoin described how the platform TikTok provided his daughter with the means to take her own life.

Ducoin and his wife, Géraldine, adopted three children, including Pénélope, who was born in Vietnam. He described her as an intelligent and athletic young girl before her death.