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Facebook Puts Users On Suicide Watch

Posted by samzenpus on from the keeping-an-eye-on-things dept.

Mark Wilson writes A few months ago Twitter was criticized for teaming up with suicide prevention charity Samaritans to automatically monitor for key words and phrases that could indicate that someone was struggling to cope with life. Despite the privacy concerns that surrounded Samaritans Radar, Facebook has decided that it is going to launch a similar program in a bid to prevent suicides. Working with mental health organizations including Forefront, Now Matters Now, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and Save.org, Facebook aims to provide greater help and support for anyone considering suicide or self-harm.

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  1. When will slashdot follow? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Many nerds become suicidal when missing out on first post...

    1. Re:When will slashdot follow? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Nerds have too much self esteem to be suicidal. They're put on genocide watch instead.

      "For most of eternity, I won't exist. That leaves two options: live forever or destroy the universe."

  2. "You matter to us" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, if you're dead, you can't generate ad and datamining revenue for us, you insensitive clod!

  3. Re:YOUR SITE IS BROKEN! by ColdWetDog · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is the goal to chase away the consumers who contribute to make this site what it is?

    See that bright green "SUBMIT" on the title bar. It's not a request.

    It's a command.

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    Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!