Social media and suicide

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Since the rise of social media, there have been numerous cases of individuals being influenced towards committing suicide or self-harm through their use of social media, and even of individuals arranging to broadcast suicide attempts, some successful, on social media. The study of the relationship between social media and suicide aims to determine the risks social media poses in terms of suicide, and to identify methods of mitigating such risks.

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