INSTAGRAM, a famous photo and video sharing website was blame for its self-harm and suicide photos that induced to suicide of one British teenager girl name Molly Russell,a 14-year old girl in 2017.
Now the website is removing partly but not all the self-harm photos or content from its site lest another life will follow the death of the teenager.It is not entirely because according to social networking website : " " We are not removing the type of content from Instagram entirely,as we don;t want want to stigmatize or isolate people who may be in distress and posting self-harm related content as a cry for help",Mosseri says "[Mossseri or Adam Mosseri is the Instagram head] (Global News)
The teenager's parents found on her Instagram account a "...distressing material about depression and suicide." (The Guardian)
Her father said "...Instagram had "helped kill" his daughter." (BBC)
"Molly's family found she had been viewing graphic images of self-harm on the site prior to her death." (BBC)
The site also make changes after what happened to Molly Russell.
According to studies young ones particularly child or teens are the most affected by that kind of posts due to they are still young and developing.
" Dr.Vu Vivek,a consulting psychiatrist at Renai Medicity on Kochi,Karala explains that adolescents as a demographic are highly suggestible,exacerbated by the fact that teenage is a turbulent time for most of them.Due to this,they may start emulating something they think they can relate to without understanding its consequences.So,for instance,if a teen is going through a break up,facing rejection,or going through any other stress,and they see a post online which suggests that self-harm relieves their emotional pain,they may be compelled to try it without understanding the impact.".In many cases,teens who get into such behavior are presenting with the onset of personality disorders,or a larger mental health issue," Dr.Vivek,points out," When allowed to continue unchecked,it affects their personal relationships,and adds further stress to their life,which makes them turn to self-harming behavior even more.It become a vicious cycle."Troubled or lonely teenagers are also more likely to get influenced by such pots to feel a sense of belonging...." (The News Minute)
" "You cannot ban everything" " (The News Minute),it depends to the people who use it and their purposes; it is just young ones are easy prey.
"Dr. Vivek believes that what is required is actually training children in life skills,stress management. Teachers and parents also need to impart skills in identifying signs of mental health issues in kids so that pre-emptive steps can be taken." (The News Minute)
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