Social media sites ‘not doing enough’ to prevent spread of self-harm content

The survey showed that 76% of those who had seen self-harm or suicide content said they went on to harm themselves more severely because of it (PA)

Social media platforms are not doing enough to prevent users, in particular young people, from seeing and being affected by self-harm and suicide content, a new study says.

A survey of social media users by Samaritans and Swansea University found that 83% of those asked had been recommended self-harm content without searching for it.