Facebook's high-stakes dilemma over suicide videos
Amanda Hebert felt powerless as she watched a Facebook video of her 32-year-old friend taking her own life.
Amanda Hebert felt powerless as she watched a Facebook video of her 32-year-old friend taking her own life.
Internet
Jun 28, 2017
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The alarming video of a Georgia teenager livestreaming her own suicide attempt stayed up long enough on Facebook Live for sheriff's deputies to find and save her—a repeat phenomenon that has prompted mental health experts ...
Internet
May 8, 2017
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Facebook is beefing up its suicide prevention tools, including new options for people to report if someone might harm themselves while broadcasting on Facebook Live.
Internet
Mar 1, 2017
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Belgian authorities say that a U.S. youth in Pittsburgh tried to hack into the Brussels airport computer system and disable it the night after the March 22 attacks that killed 32 people.
Security
Feb 9, 2017
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Not many people in the United States can identify that their occupation includes "an element of personal danger."
Social Sciences
Aug 16, 2016
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Facebook said Wednesday that it will extended its suite of anti-suicide tools to users worldwide, simplifying the process for worried users to flag postings by friends who may be considering harming themselves.
Internet
Jun 15, 2016
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Kids who decide to join gangs are more likely to be depressed and suicidal - and these mental health problems only worsen after joining, finds a new study co-authored by a Michigan State University criminologist.
Social Sciences
Apr 13, 2016
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If you're depressed and suicidal, a victim of rape or domestic violence, can your smartphone's personal assistant answer your call for help?
Software
Mar 31, 2016
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Spanish and German researchers have successfully observed pores shaped like rings and crescent moons that the Bax protein perforates in mitochondrial membranes. This advance has been achieved thanks to super-resolution microscopy ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 18, 2016
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Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students in the U.S., and a new study suggests that students who play many hours of action video games in particular may be more capable of acting on suicidal thoughts. ...
Social Sciences
Jan 11, 2016
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