EditorialThe internet and suicide: A double-edged tool
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Changes in accessibility of suicide-related information on websites in Taiwan during 2016 and 2019
2022, Journal of the Formosan Medical AssociationCitation Excerpt :Information on suicide methods and messages encouraging suicide are readily accessible online2,3 whereas online resources such as mental health guidance may have the potential to bridge barriers to conventional mental health care.1,4,5 Known to be a ‘double-edged tool’, the internet offers both protective and harmful information.6 Furthermore, the proliferation of user-generated websites such as personal blogs and discussion forums as well as that of social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Weibo has further enabled the acquisition and exchange of suicide-related information on the internet.1–3
Suicide and the Internet: Changes in the accessibility of suicide-related information between 2007 and 2014
2016, Journal of Affective DisordersCitation Excerpt :However, as with other suicide-related web-based material, we found that many of these also contained exchanges that could encourage or facilitate suicidal behaviour. Deriving policy actions is therefore highly complex since strategies must manage a balance between protecting positive elements contained within the web, reducing the more harmful content that is also easily available (Niezen, 2013; Tam et al., 2007; Durkee et al., 2011), and also protecting the rights to freedom of expression. Potential approaches could include: greater site moderation, including by site users themselves to restrict harmful material and ensure greater support for those most at risk; working with ISPs and search engines to optimise supportive sites; and expanding the application of media reporting guidelines on suicide to also encompass web material.
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