Toyin Alausa Decries Online Harassment, Urges Respect For The Dead
Nollywood actress Toyin Alausa has condemned the growing wave of online harassment and the widespread sharing of disturbing content on social media. She warned that the digital space is becoming increasingly toxic, with many users treating other people’s pain and private moments as entertainment. Alausa was particularly critical of the trend of circulating photos and videos of deceased persons online. She described the habit of filming and uploading images of lifeless bodies as disturbing, unnecessary, and deeply hurtful to grieving families. According to her, once a death has occurred, the immediate and proper response should be to cover the body, especially the face, as a mark of respect and dignity. She stressed that exposing the dead to public view does not serve any humane purpose and can traumatise relatives and viewers. While she acknowledged that there may be rare cases […]