Tom Daley

Social Networking:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2183494/Tom-Daleys-Twitter-troll-Reece-Messer-lives-benefits-bedsit-father-11-children.html 
The link above provides information about Tom Daley's experiences online with 'Twitter Trolls'.
After Tom unfortunately missed out on a medal during the London 2012 olympics for synchronised diving with Peter Waterfield, he was criticised/ confronted by twitter trolls online.
The young boy of whom was a similar age to Tom tweeted him saying "You let your dad down I hope you know that." Many of the public reacted to this tweet and classed it as a form of cyber bullying. This is because the previous year, Tom's dad Rob unfortunately died of brain cancer. Due to this, the comment made was insensitive and regarded as a form of bullying. Tom also reacted to the tweet and responded by stating "After giving it my all..you get idiots sending me this". This made Tom's followers aware of this and they therefore began giving their support.
The boy who tweeted this was consequently arrested on "suspicion of malicious communication".

'Coming Out' Video:
December 2nd 2013: Tom Daley came out as bisexual to his 2.4 million Twitter followers through a 5 minute video that he uploaded to YouTube. He also then posted the link on his Twitter account, making sure that it would be noticed by the majority. The video has currently reached 8,659,993 views on YouTube and 163,023 users have 'liked' the video. It also appears on the YouTube homepage under the title of 'Popular Now'.
Tom received mostly support from his fan base/ the public, whereas on the other hand some may argue why it has been made to be such a big thing as an individuals sexuality should not matter and that instead we should all focus on his talent at diving. However, big news institutions such as the Daily Mail and the Metro produced articles about the video almost instantly.
It could be argued that it was a good idea for Tom to create the video as he stated himself that he wanted his fans to hear from him himself, rather than have his words twisted within an interview. However, it could be argued that as he is an international sportsman coming out so publicly could affect where he competes such as The Middle East who do not support the gay community. It could also be argued that due to our interest in celebrity culture, coming out so publicly could have a negative impact.