It's a touch more complicated.
She cannot be touched by state laws, apparently, and so the feds have tried to build a case. As I understand it, they are alleging that she committed an offense (under a US equivalent to Misuse of Computers Act) by breaching MySpace's terms; that as a consequence of that offense, somebody died; and then under usual rules she can be accountable for the ordinary consequences of a criminal act. (Example: you superglue somebody's locks (criminal damage); coincidentally, there's a fire; the householder cannot get out and dies - bang! Manslaughter.)
The woman in question pretended to be a friend; then once the young girl had been 'taken in' the woman caused the pretend friend to round on the girl, hassling and criticising her and finally posted something to the effect that "You are horrible, nobody will miss you if you die." All because of a row between the young girl and the woman's daughter.
Should she be accountable? Yes. Should what she did be criminal? Yes. Is it fair to use abstruse legal technicalities to convict her? Probably not, but it happens all the time.
She probably committed what in the UK would be a breach of the Protection from Harassment Act, which would make it a prima facie crime notwithstanding the technology elements.
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