‘We’ve had enough’: Caroline Flack’s death turns spotlight on tabloids once again

Despite calls for a ‘Caroline’s law’ against media intrusion, there is little sign change is likely

The death of Caroline Flack has once again focused attention on the behaviour of the British tabloids, who had followed every twist and turn of her private life – coverage, critics argue, that fed vicious online abuse of a clearly vulnerable woman.

Within hours of the announcement, hundreds of celebrities and members of the public had backed calls for a “Caroline’s law” against excessive media intrusion while Laura Whitmore, who succeeded Flack as host of Love Island for the current series, suggested media coverage contributed to her friend’s death.

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