Coroner Criticises Online Content After TikTok Videos Seen Before Teen's Suicide A coroner has criticised negative online content after an inquest heard how 14-year-old Adriana Retyte viewed suicide videos on TikTok before taking her own life. A coroner has criticised negative online content after an inquest into the death of 14-year-old Adriana Retyte, who viewed suicide videos on TikTok before taking her own life. Adriana, a Year Nine pupil at Langley School in Norfolk, died on May 10 after life support was turned off at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge. The inquest at Norfolk Coroner's Court in Norwich heard how TikTok's algorithm fed more suicide-related videos into her account in the week before her death. Background and School ConcernsAdriana, who dreamed of becoming a professional footballer, was a pupil at £22,860-a-year Langley School near Loddon, Norfolk. Concerns were first raised on December 31, 2025, when a software-monitoring system on her school-issue tablet recorded searches for information on how long it took someone to die from strangulation. A separate search inquiring about domestic abuse shelters was also blocked. Both searches automatically generated emails to staff.Caroline Pain, the school's director of marketing, communications and admissions, said the tablet quickly returned to normal homework activity after the searches were made. When questioned at the start of term on January 6 this year, Adriana denied making the searches and her mother, Greta Saggers, 32, was informed. Ms Pain, who is also the school's deputy chair of governors, said no safeguarding breaches were recorded and the family were kept informed. Further minor concerns about lateness and uniform breaches were noted, but her lateness was described as sporadic rather than consistent, and there was nothing to say she was at heightened risk.TikTok Algorithm and Police InvestigationPolice later analysed Adriana's mobile device and found no suspicious circumstances or third-party involvement in her death. Detective Sergeant Victoria McDowell said in a statement that examination of Adriana's TikTok viewing habits indicated that in the week preceding her death she viewed a number of clips relating to suicide. She explained that the TikTok algorithm is designed to analyse user behaviour including likes, watches and shares to identify patterns of interest, and based on this activity the platform pushes forward similar material.Detective Sergeant McDowell also noted there had been some conflict and tension between Adriana and her mother, but nothing to suggest this was anything other than normal disagreements between a teenager and a parent. Friends of Adriana said she had spoken to them about arguments at home. The officer said it was not possible to state with certainty why she had taken her own life, but added that she may have been experiencing a number of personal concerns with pressures weighing more heavily on her.Coroner's Conclusion and CriticismNorfolk Area Coroner Johanna Thompson recorded a narrative conclusion that Adriana had died after taking steps to end her own life. She said it was clear her death had had a devastating effect on those close to her. Noting how earlier internet searches on Adriana's tablet had been picked up by the school and acted on, she added that there was a discussion with Adriana when she returned to school, where she denied carrying out any searches. The coroner also spoke out against the negative effects of online content which Adriana had viewed.The inquest heard that Adriana was behaving normally at her home on the evening of May 8, eating pizza with her family and playing with her younger sister before she went to her bedroom. Her Lithuanian-born mother, who is managing director of an employment agency, and her stepfather Ben Saggers, 40, who runs a property company, found her hanging when they went up to bed at around 9.40pm. Mr Saggers desperately tried to resuscitate her while his wife rushed to fetch a defibrillator from the nearby village hall.Police and paramedics later took over resuscitation attempts and Adriana was airlifted to Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, but her life support was turned off on May 10 after doctors said there was no chance of her recovering. The coroner's criticism of negative online content highlights ongoing concerns about the role of social media algorithms in the lives of young people.