New article about Facebook screening for suicidal people

[odinrack]

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/technology/facebook-suicide-screening-algorithm.html

Figured you all would be interested in this topic. As with everything else, be careful what you post on facebook.

 

[TiredHorse]

YIKES!

Yet another reason to avoid FaceBook. An appalling betrayal of trust and privacy --all just business as usual.

Thank you, @odinrack!

 

[MsM3talGamer]

Fuck Fakebook. The worst media platform ever full of narcissists.

 

[Xaphous]

Haven't been on BS book for a long time. No desire to go back either. Yeah they want to know where those suicidal people are so the authorities can come round and treat like you a criminal.

 

[RememberWhatUCameFor]

facebook became so irrelevant

 

[Misanthrope]

Thanks for this information. I already hate facebook for a myriad of reasons, not just centered around selling of your data and privacy. But also unethically turning you into a lab rat.

https://www.theatlantic.com/technol...s-secret-mood-manipulation-experiment/373648/

The problem with these 'algorithms' is by their nature they are quite binary and will likely flag people incorrectly. Considering what the mental health act consists of here and abroad this seems like a recipe for eventual disaster.

 

[NotWorthLiving]

YIKES!

Yet another reason to avoid FaceBook.

Thank you, @odinrack!

Yep, I'm glad I don't post anything anyway

 

[stellabelle]

Facebook needs to go out in a ball of flames if you ask me.

 

[Stillnotsure]

Absolutely horrifying example of violating our rights. I'm absolutely disgusted.

 

[TAW122]

I don't usually post things on Facebook, and sometimes I do use the PM between a few people, but even then, that's really scary because things that are deemed non-suicide related could come up as a false-positive. Also, given how the attitude towards potentially suicidal people, they have an act first ask later approach which severely violates due process. Fuck Facebook, it's also shit nowadays and I don't frequent it so I don't get so triggered at how normies are enjoying their lives and shit.

 

[Lunaemoth]

That's disgusting. I'm always really careful about what I put on Facebook anyway due to my family... I'd delete my account but it is the only way my out-of-country family communicate with me, and my family seem to think deleting my FB account (which I've done before) is a suicidal red flag

 

[Taylor]

That's disgusting. I'm always really careful about what I put on Facebook anyway due to my family... I'd delete my account but it is the only way my out-of-country family communicate with me, and my family seem to think deleting my FB account (which I've done before) is a suicidal red flag

Haha why do people always assume that? I remember back when I first ever deleted my Facebook for unrelated reasons years ago, about three of my friends messaged me like, "Hey are you okay?" and I was like yeah...I just don't want to be part of the narcissistic system, hunting for likes...

 

[Buddyluv19]

The problem with these 'algorithms' is by their nature they are quite binary and will likely flag people incorrectly. Considering what the mental health act consists of here and abroad this seems like a recipe for eventual disaster.

Right. What are they looking for? One word? Some algorithm!

Funny how one case is exposed on the last day of the year in 2018. Looks like someone needed a 2018 news story about 'social responsibility' to put in the Annual Shareholder's Report. Maybe this can offset all of the problems they're having with user data privacy!

(OK - so I watched too much George Carlin last night. )

 

[Lifeisatrap]

Proof that we are indeed living in the 1984 dystopian novel. Big brother is always on the lookout for anyone in violation of thought crime.

 

[Final Escape]

Haha why do people always assume that? I remember back when I first ever deleted my Facebook for unrelated reasons years ago, about three of my friends messaged me like, "Hey are you okay?" and I was like yeah...I just don't want to be part of the narcissistic system, hunting for likes...

Lol! Right, if u aren't on it something is wrong with u for not wanting to participate for personal reasons. It never took hold for me because I became uncomfortable almost immediately. I couldn't remain interested in Facebook, but Twitter was a different story, I loved twitter and met awesome people. It hooked me quick but then my account kept freezing and I'm not sure why. Maybe it was because I was a dissident lol!

 

[Wastedlife]

lmao like that's going to work

 

[Pulpit2018]

Why,i am not surprised,FB you piece of shit!

 

[Final Escape]

Why,i am not surprised,FB you piece of shit!

Lol!

 

[Gray Wounds]

Bloody hell. Facebook turned monstrous.

 

[Misanthrope]

Proof that we are indeed living in the 1984 dystopian novel. Big brother is always on the lookout for anyone in violation of thought crime.

My avatar takes exception to your dangerous use of critical thinking. Everything is double plus good, thoughts to the contrary are a thought crime. It is off to the ministry of love for you Sonny Jim.

 

[Johnnythefox]

My avatar takes exception to your dangerous use of critical thinking. Everything is double plus good, thoughts to the contrary are a thought crime. It is off to the ministry of love for you Sonny Jim.

Get that person into room 101.

 

[Amber1974]

Lol this is true bullshit, yes it's big brother type surveillance, the moral here is obviously don't talk about ctb on Facebook, you are asking for it if you do, remember we are required to stay alive no matter what, just for the sake of living lol

 

[QuickandPainless]

At least they were kind enough to give us a warning. Now we can ctb in peace and find a new way to get our message across.

 

[Zzzzz]

Lol this is true bullshit, yes it's big brother type surveillance, the moral here is obviously don't talk about ctb on Facebook, you are asking for it if you do, remember we are required to stay alive no matter what, just for the sake of living lol

Agreed. The entire story is disgusting.

 

[Aesthler]

Thank god I deleted my facebook already, not that I ever posted on it when I had it. I always thought it was such a stupid platform.

 

[Xerxes]

What's Facebook? I only know it as Fakebook.

 

[Final Escape]

What's Facebook? I only know it as Fakebook.

Right lol! I even got on there and posted fake profiles because I didn't want to be friended by people who recognized or knew me. I just got on there occasionally to look for people I know or needed to find for some reason. Sometimes I used it for messenger. But never actually wanted to be in the fakebook club lol!

 

[AveryConure]

Welp, good thing I deleted mine years ago!

 

[Jodes]

Haha why do people always assume that? I remember back when I first ever deleted my Facebook for unrelated reasons years ago, about three of my friends messaged me like, "Hey are you okay?" and I was like yeah...I just don't want to be part of the narcissistic system, hunting for likes...

+1 :) doh

 

[existenceissuffering]

These pro lifers truly think they're helping. I used to be one, and I would think these kinds of people would be heroes. Now it just makes me sick.