A controversial gossip website should be shut down immediately after a teenager took her own life, politicians have demanded.

Princess Dickson, 16, died last Saturday following years of online abuse and bullying on Tattle Life, dubbed a ‘troll’s paradise’.

The schoolgirl was the subject of uninvited attention on the ‘toxic’ forums where she had faced repeated derogatory comments about her body and appearance since the age of 14.

Her ‘influencer’ mother Sophie-May Dickson, 32, was the original target of abuse with over 10,000 posts about her and her family on the website on which anonymous strangers criticise and spread gossip about public figures.

But once Ms Dickson, who showcased her lavish lifestyle on 2014 Channel 5 programme ‘Blinging up Baby’, deleted some social media accounts, the trolls turned their attention to her daughter.

Princess Dickson, 16, died last Saturday following years of online abuse and bullying on Tattle Life, dubbed a ‘troll’s paradise’

Her ‘influencer’ mother Sophie-May Dickson, 32, was the original target of abuse with over 10,000 posts about her and her family on the website on which anonymous strangers criticise and spread gossip about public figures

Tattle Life, which attracts around 12 million visitors monthly having been launched eight years ago, became an unchecked breeding ground for bullying, ‘doxxing’ and outright lies.

Targets of trolling on the site have ranged from ‘traditional’ celebrities such as Victoria and David Beckham, TV presenter Stacey Solomon and ‘influencers’ such as Molly-Mae Hague, down to ‘mummy bloggers’ with tiny followings.

A group of 20 Labour MPs have written to Ofcom demanding it take ‘immediate and decisive’ action to shut the site after the teenager’s death.

‘We write to you as Members of Parliament to request your immediate regulatory intervention in relation to the website Tattle Life, following the death of Princess Dickson, aged 16,’ they wrote in a letter to Ofcom chief executive Dame Melanie Dawes and Information Commissioner John Edwards.

‘For over two years, since the age of 14, Princess had been the subject of sustained and escalating online harassment, stalking, and abuse by adult users of Tattle Life.

x‘The abuse included repeated derogatory commentary about her body, appearance, mental health, family, and personal life.

‘This activity amounts to persistent online stalking and harassment of a child by adults.

‘Princess was aware of the content being posted about her and became increasingly distressed by the daily bullying and false allegations made on the site.’

The MPs claimed that the site’s owner Sebastian Bond – who was exposed in June 2025 after losing a defamation lawsuit filed by a married couple – publicly acknowledged on May 12, 2025 that a ‘child was being targeted’.

Tattle Life, which attracts 12 million visitors a month, is supposedly aimed at exposing disingenuous influencers, but it quickly became a paradise for trolls to hurl abuse at them

The site’s owner Sebastian Bond was exposed in June 2025 after losing a defamation lawsuit filed by a married couple 

The thread was temporarily closed before being reinstated and the trolls began overwhelmingly focusing on Princess.

‘I am currently living every parent’s worst nightmare,’ Ms Dickson told the Daily Mail last night. ‘I took my daughter’s phone away, but this did not prevent the bullies from reaching her, as online and real life cross over in many ways.

‘Tattle Life was viewed on a computer in school, and children and parents alike made cruel comments in person based on what they had read online. Even without a phone in her own hand, the abuse continued.

‘Even following her death, the trolling continues. Comments are online right now, with users degrading my daughter’s memory and mocking my family’s grief.’

Trolls are also said to have created fake accounts to monitor Princess’s TikToks and ridicule her in the comments of her posts.

Shortly before her death, she became disaffected and unable to attend school due to the impact of the online hate. 

Ms Dickson previously reported the abuse on Tattle Life to Essex Police but was told it was a civil matter, according to the letter to Ofcom’s chief executive.

It also stated that she raised concerns about the impact the comments were having on her daughter’s mental health in September 2024.

‘Those concerns explicitly warned that Princess was unable to cope with the abuse directed at her. Tragically, those warnings have now been realised,’ the letter continued.

A thread discussing Princess on Tattle Life remains active where users are still posting offensive comments, blaming her mother for her death and making jokes about the teenage girl’s funeral.

Ms Dickson, who has more than 8,000 Instagram followers, has been in the public eye since 2014 after she showcased her children’s lifestyle.

She faced a lot of criticism for paying for her two daughters, then aged four and two, to have regular beauty treatments.

A lot of hate has come on Tattle Life where she has been the subject of thousands of abusive posts which criticise her looks, lifestyle and parenting.

‘For our family, the worst has happened,’ Ms Dickson said. ‘My beautiful daughter, who loved dancing and gymnastics, is no longer here because the actions of horrific bullies, and the website that enabled and encouraged them. 

‘They enjoyed the abuse that killed my daughter – it was entertainment for them.

‘In Princess’s memory, we now must stop this from happening to any other children. Nothing will bring my daughter back, but I hope that Princess’s legacy will be saving other children’s lives.

‘I now ask for privacy for myself and my younger daughter Precious, as we deal with the heartbreaking loss of a much-loved daughter and sister.’

The platform’s founder, vegan influencer Mr Bond, 42, was exposed after Donna and Neil Sands won a £300,000 libel payout over vile claims posted about them.

After a two-year legal battle, Northern Ireland’s High Court awarded the couple damages for defamation and harassment after hearing they were the target of a 45-page thread.

An Ofcom spokesman said: ‘This is a heartbreaking loss, and our thoughts are with the Dickson family at this devastating time. Protecting children online is a top priority for Ofcom, and we’re aware of serious concerns raised about abuse on Tattle Life.

‘We are making urgent contact with the platform to understand the steps it has taken to comply with its legal duties under the Online Safety Act. Where evidence suggests there are potential compliance issues, we’ve shown we’ll take action.’

Tattle Life was contacted for comment.