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Old 05-03-2024, 21:03   #363
RichardCoulter
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Re: Online Safety Bill

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Originally Posted by peanut View Post
I seem to spend most of my time online, extensive 'normal' browsing etc but I've never come across anything to do with self harming in all my years so far. They must be searching for such content. Probably tallies with the level of mental health issues for that age group.

Yes, from what the programme said they might casually search about depression or wonder how people kill themselves. The algorithm then starts serving up material like this in the same way as it would if someone searched something about a particular flower or a band.

Then, because they are depressed and thinking about suicide they become encouraged to harm themselves. Ian Russell said that his daughter didn't stand a chance after this started happening.
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