Meta adds anti-suicide action
Facebook ▪ Community Guidelines - Self-harm ▪ June 13, 2022
On June 13, Facebook expanded the target group of users receiving “help resources” to those who post “vague, potentially suicidal statements or references (including memes or photo library images about sad moods or depression) in the context of suicide or self-harm”. Meta changed the same elements on Instagram.
These modifications can be read in light of the recurring questioning of Facebook’s responsiveness to suicide cases. In 2019, the company had already tightened the rules on its various networks after the suicide of a 14-year-old British teenager.
