Bloomberg (9/10, Roache) reports Facebook “said it will begin sharing public data about how users talk about suicide as part of ongoing efforts to address concerns about suicide and self-harm on the social media site.” In a blog post on World Suicide Day, Facebook “said it will give academic researchers access to CrowdTangle, a tool often used by news and media organizations to monitor social media, to explore how information shared on Facebook and Instagram can be used to help prevent suicide.”
Reuters (9/10, Sharma) reports that Facebook “will no longer allow graphic images of self-harm on its platform as it tightens its policies on suicide content amid growing criticism of how social media companies moderate violent and potentially dangerous content.” The social network “also said on Tuesday self-injury related content will now become harder to search on Instagram and will ensure that it does not appear as recommended in the Explore section on the photo-sharing app.”
Related Links:
— “Facebook Hires Health Expert to Help Prevent Suicides, ” Kiley Roache, Bloomberg, September 10, 2019