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Here's why Logan Paul's video showing suicide is so dangerous

January 2, 2018

Logan Paul was right about one thing: This definitely marks a moment in YouTube history. 

Backlash spread quickly on New Year’s Day after YouTuber Logan Paul uploaded a video titled “We found a dead body in the Japanese Suicide Forest.” In the clip, which has since been pulled from the site, Paul and a few of his buddies discover a man who died by suicide in Aokigahara, at the base of Japan’s Mount Fuji, and showed graphic images of the man’s body.

While the clip contained an explicit content warning, nowhere in that warning was it revealed there would be an exposed body. And not once did the clip provide any valuable resources for those living with depression or experiencing suicidal thoughts.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Here's why Logan Paul's video showing suicide is so dangerous

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