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Man, Woman Live Stream Suicide On Social Media In Punjab: Cops

September 6, 2019 Comments Off on Man, Woman Live Stream Suicide On Social Media In Punjab: Cops

Their bodies were found in the fields, police said (Representational) SANGRUR:  A young man and a woman shot themselves dead in Punjab’s Sangrur, streaming their suicide live on social media, police said Thursday. The alleged suicide took place at Gujjran village, about four kilometres away from Dirba town of Sangrur district, on Wednesday night, the police said. Their bodies were ... Read More »

Social media firms warned they could be blocked over suicide content

January 28, 2019 Comments Off on Social media firms warned they could be blocked over suicide content

Social media firms could be banned if they fail to protect children from suicide and self-harm material, the Health Secretary has warned. Matt Hancock said Parliament had the power to block access to the social networks and that the Government “must act” if tech companies failed to purge their sites of such images and videos. His comments come as a Daily Telegraph investigation ... Read More »