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Ken White Dec 24, 2022

Freethinker Elon Musk defies woke mind virus, refuses to tell people how to think about suicide

https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musk-orders-removal-twitter-suicide-prevention-feature-sources-say-2022-12-23/

Exclusive: Twitter removes suicide prevention feature, says it's under revamp

Twitter Inc removed a feature in the past few days that promoted suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up certain content, according to two people familiar with the matter who said it was ordered by new owner Elon Musk.

Reuters

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Jon Tullett

@Popehat This is going to kill people. Anything that triggers a pause for breath, even just by a few minutes, can reduce suicide by a measurable amount.

And the "we're trying to improve it" schtick is bs. Improve it in parallel, don't take away the guardrails and *then* think about new ones.

He will have blood on his hands for this.