Tag: samaritans
Social media bosses to discuss suicide and self harm content with the Samaritans
Representatives from social media giants Facebook, Google, Snapchat and Instagram have been summoned by the Government to meet the Samaritans over plans to rid the internet of content promoting self-harm […]
Instagram boss says site ‘not yet where it needs to be’ on self-harm and suicide content
Instagram boss Adam Mosseri has said the social media platform is “not yet where it needs to be” on its handling of content around self-harm and suicide. The head of […]
Facebook ‘willing to change everything’ to tackle suicide posts, says Sir Nick Clegg
Facebook is willing to “change everything” to curb posts about suicide following the death of British teenager Molly Russell, according to Sir Nick Clegg. The former Liberal Democrat deputy prime […]
Samaritans suspends controversial “Samaritans Radar” app
6pm on a Friday is a great time to bury bad news – which is why Samaritans has finally said announced that it is pulling its controversial Radar app “for […]
The Samaritans Radar app is a reminder that we have no control over how our data is used
It has been almost a week since Samaritans launched its “Radar” web app – and almost a week since the backlash began. Astonishingly, the charity is sticking to its guns […]
Backlash against “invasive” Samaritans Radar web app
Samaritans new web has received criticism on social media today for being “invasive”, and essentially misconceived in its attempt to flag up friends at risk. You may have read in […]
Facebook reaches out to those bullied on the site with 'trusted friend' feature
Now Facebook users can report problems to a "trusted friend" if they receive an unpleasant message, or they can report nasty comments or pictures directly to Facebook's moderators. The new feature was presented at a White House anti-bullying conference…
