Days after reportedly taking down its suicide prevention characteristic at the orders of Elon Muskthe microblogging platform’s new proprietor, Twitter has restored the#ThereIsHelp“suicide prevention feature.
Musk denies taking down the suicide prevention feature
Last week, Reuters reported that the feature was taken down a few days ago, and sources familiar told the publication that Musk had ordered the removal of the feature. However, quoting the report, Musk said it is false and the feature is still active.
In a tweet, Musk again reiterated that the feature has not been removed, adding that “Twitter does not save you suicide,” responding to the criticism over removing the suicide prevention feature.
Twitter’s head of trust and safety confirms the takedown
Ella Irwinthe head of trust and security at Twitter, confirmed to Reuters that the feature was indeed removed, but it was done temporarily to fix the relevance.
“Google does truly smartly with those of their seek effects and [we] are if truth be told mirroring a few of their way with the adjustments we’re making,” said Irwin in an email to Reuters. She further added: “We know those activates are helpful in lots of circumstances and simply need to make sure that they’re functioning correctly and proceed to be related.”
The suicide prevention feature of Twitter, known as #ThereIsHelp, shows a banner at the top of search results for searches around mental health, vaccines, HIV, domestic violence, and more. It lists contacts for organizations that work toward these issues in a number of countries for users who might need help.
The removal received flak from consumer safety groups and users over the concern for the well-being of users, who could be in a vulnerable position. In a blog post, Twitter said it is the platform’s responsibility to ensure users can “get entry to and obtain reinforce on our provider when they want it maximum.”
#ThereIsHelp used to be first presented round 5 years in the past and is to be had in 30 nations. Soon after Musk purchased the platform, the characteristic used to be up to date to turn data associated with herbal screw ups in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Musk denies taking down the suicide prevention feature
Last week, Reuters reported that the feature was taken down a few days ago, and sources familiar told the publication that Musk had ordered the removal of the feature. However, quoting the report, Musk said it is false and the feature is still active.
In a tweet, Musk again reiterated that the feature has not been removed, adding that “Twitter does not save you suicide,” responding to the criticism over removing the suicide prevention feature.
Twitter’s head of trust and safety confirms the takedown
Ella Irwinthe head of trust and security at Twitter, confirmed to Reuters that the feature was indeed removed, but it was done temporarily to fix the relevance.
“Google does truly smartly with those of their seek effects and [we] are if truth be told mirroring a few of their way with the adjustments we’re making,” said Irwin in an email to Reuters. She further added: “We know those activates are helpful in lots of circumstances and simply need to make sure that they’re functioning correctly and proceed to be related.”
The suicide prevention feature of Twitter, known as #ThereIsHelp, shows a banner at the top of search results for searches around mental health, vaccines, HIV, domestic violence, and more. It lists contacts for organizations that work toward these issues in a number of countries for users who might need help.
The removal received flak from consumer safety groups and users over the concern for the well-being of users, who could be in a vulnerable position. In a blog post, Twitter said it is the platform’s responsibility to ensure users can “get entry to and obtain reinforce on our provider when they want it maximum.”
#ThereIsHelp used to be first presented round 5 years in the past and is to be had in 30 nations. Soon after Musk purchased the platform, the characteristic used to be up to date to turn data associated with herbal screw ups in Indonesia and Malaysia.