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After a TikTok user in Brazil live-streamed his suicide, TikTok took over an hour to notice and then spent three more hours figuring out a PR strategy before informing police

Posted by Deimos
Tags: social media, suicide, tiktok, bytedance, trigger.suicide, brazil, author.paulo victor ribeiro, source.the intercept
https://theintercept.com/2020/02/06/tiktok-suicide-brazil/

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Title
TikTok Livestreamed a User's Suicide - Then Got Its PR Strategy in Place Before Calling the Police
Authors
Paulo Victor Ribeiro
Published
Feb 6 2020
Word count
1827 words

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    1. mrbig
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      Given that the person was already dead and the police’s intervention would not change the outcome, I don’t think it’s that bad. Still pretty bad, though. Many Brazilians avoid any contact with the...

      Given that the person was already dead and the police’s intervention would not change the outcome, I don’t think it’s that bad. Still pretty bad, though.

      Many Brazilians avoid any contact with the police, they’re not a great bunch.

      And no, they’re not required on suicides. But TikTok could have done better.

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