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Fans and celebrities mourn the death of iconic fashion designer Kate Spade
Kate Spade, 55-year-old fashion designer and entrepreneur, reportedly died by suicide on Tuesday.
According to the Associated Press, Spade’s housekeeping staff found her dead in her New York apartment along with a note.
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Netflix cancels ’13 Reasons Why’ Season 2 premiere after school shooting
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Following the Santa Fe High School shooting in Texas that left ten victims dead, Netflix announced that it would cancel the 13 Reasons Why Season 2 premiere event set to take place later that day in Los Angeles on Friday, May 13.
In a statement, the company wrote, “Our hearts are with the victims of the Santa Fe High School shooting, and with all victims of gun violence. In light of today’s tragedy, we are cancelling the 13 Reasons Why S2 premiere event tonight.”
On Twitter, many of the show’s actors also expressed statements of solidarity. Read more…
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Twitter, which is constantly criticized for not doing enough to prevent harassment, has updated its guidelines with more information on how it handles tweets or accounts that encourage other people to hurt themselves or commit suicide. Read More
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Logan Paul is now the internet’s most prominent suicide-prevention advocate
In the world of suicide prevention it’s rarely a good thing when something goes viral.
Such was the case earlier this month when famous YouTuber Logan Paul posted a horrific video of him joking about suicide while the camera lingered on the…
Logan Paul is now the internet’s most prominent suicide-prevention advocate
In the world of suicide prevention it’s rarely a good thing when something goes viral.
Such was the case earlier this month when famous YouTuber Logan Paul posted a horrific video of him joking about suicide while the camera showed the body…
Logan Paul attempts to salvage his image by donating $1 million to suicide prevention
Disgraced YouTuber Logan Paul has returned to YouTube less than a month after releasing a insensitive vlog showing a man who had died by suicide.
Paul has used his comeback, which he knew would be widely viewed and criticized, for suicide awarene…
Logan Paul attempts to salvage his image by donating $1 million to suicide prevention
Disgraced YouTuber Logan Paul has returned to YouTube less than a month after releasing a insensitive vlog showing a man who had died by suicide.
Paul has used his comeback, which he knew would be widely viewed and criticized, for suicide awarene…
Seize the Awkward campaign wants to help you talk to a friend about their mental health
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YouTube tweets ‘open letter’ about Logan Paul’s suicide video
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In a series of tweets on Tuesday, YouTube condemned the disturbing suicide video shared by Logan Paul.
The YouTube star, who currently has more than 15 million subscribers, shared a video on New Year’s Day of a dead body he found in Japan’s Aokigahara forest, known for the suicides that take place there.
Afterwards, YouTube was criticized by many — including Mashable — for not doing more to prevent these kinds of videos from appearing on the platform.
A little more than a week later, YouTube released an “open letter” on Twitter: Read more…
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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 c…
YouTube star Logan Paul apologises for video depicting an apparent victim of suicide
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YouTube star Logan Paul has issued an apology for posting a video containing footage of an apparent victim of suicide, but it might not be enough for some.
In the now-removed video, the 22-year-old vlogger visited Japan’s Aokigahara forest on the northwestern flank of Mount Fuji. The forest’s name translates to the “Sea of Trees” but is known internationally as the “Suicide Forest,” the site of hundreds of suicides every year.
According to New York Magazine, Paul posted a video to his 15 million YouTube subscribers with the title “We found a dead body in the Japanese Suicide Forest…” that was meant to be the third part of his “Tokyo Adventures,” series. The publisher reports that the video contained footage of a person who had apparently died by suicide, with their face blurred. Read more…
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