Summary
A Medium post with a controversial headline discouraging calling suicide prevention lines led to serious repercussions, including the post's removal and the author's suspension.
Abstract
A story on Medium with the headline "Don’t Call A Suicide Prevention Line. They Will Call The Police And Have You Locked Up" caused significant concern. The author's message was considered irresponsible as it may have deterred individuals in crisis from seeking help, potentially leading to tragic consequences. In response to the harmful implications of the post, readers were encouraged to report the story through Medium's interface, which resulted in the post's deletion and the author's account suspension.
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Don’t Call A Suicide Prevention Line. They Will Call The Police And Have You Locked Up
An irresponsible author wrote that headline
That posts had consequences. How many people read it and died because they did not seek help?
What can we do?
This was posted to Medium. There are 3 little dots to the right of the story. Hovered over the dots. Clicked on report story.
Medium deleted the post and suspend the author.
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