Does Internet help promote or prevent suicide?
On the Internet one can find more information on how to commit suicide than how not to. Not only that, a British study found that half of the Internet sites that are dedicated to suicide related information promote the act. Only one in eight sites provides information on prevention.
The study used 12 suicide related terms on four difference search engines - Google, Yahoo, MSN, and Ask.com. They collected a total of 480 links - top ten from each search, and found 240 unique sites. Almost half of those 240 sites had information on suicide methods. One fifth of all 480 sites were primarily dedicated to suicide. Half of those dedicated sites were considered encouraging suicide, not trying to prevent it. Only 62 of the total 480 sites had information on prevention, and 59 sites clearly discouraged suicide. All the three sites that came up most frequently on the search encouraged the visitor to commit suicide.
It is depressing since people with suicidal thoughts may not reach out to other people and try to look for information on the Internet. And as it turns out they are most likely to find encouragement and not much help.
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Well as interesting i do find this, its not surprising. being an active member of the internet community and meeting many people online i’ve come reliese people are depressed no matter if they are on the net or not, and if they are serious enough about killing themselves. they would have done it long before getting on the internet. All I can really say, is if your reading this article about suicide, and thinking about it, you’ve already made the decision not too do it. Remember crazy people just do stuff with out any inspiration from anyone or anywhere, and only crazy people commit suicide. If you’re just depressed and not happy with your life, remember, Things can will and do change, its what YOU do that matters in YOUR life, not the actions of others.
every information is avilable on the internet,like every other thing it also has its good or bad aspects.its upto the people to decide.