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Instagram does not do anything when people report accounts that glorify suicide. This is what RTL Nieuws concludes on the basis of its own research. RTL found about 100 accounts and reported ten, "but nothing has been done about it."
Why Instagram leaves these profiles is not clear. RTL Nieuws then asked questions in writing to Instagram, after which the social network indicated to investigate the accounts. After that, some accounts were also deleted
Bloody wrists
Most stories, according to RTL Nieuws, publish messages that glorify or encourage suicide. For example, an image of the railways with the text is mentioned: "Just take a step"
The accounts would be mainly monitored and managed by teenage girls and boys. "Some accounts tag their girlfriend and want to write" together in paradise "." A photo of the bloody wrists is then placed. The profiles have been used for years, writes the site
Suicide Peak
This morning, it became known that a peak of suicide is visible in young people. It led to a plea for research on the cause of this.
The NOS asked Instagram to respond to the RTL Nieuws findings.
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