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 The world's largest social media network said it plans to integrate
its existing suicide prevention tools for Facebook posts into its
live-streaming feature, Facebook Live, and its Messenger service.
Artificial intelligence will be used to help spot users with
suicidal tendencies, the company said in a blogpost on Wednesday.
(http://bit.ly/2lxYeFZ)
In January, a 14-year-old foster child in Florida broadcast her
suicide reportedly on Facebook Live, according to the New York Post.
Facebook is already using artificial intelligence to monitor
offensive material in live video streams.
The company said on Wednesday that the updated tools would give an
option to users watching a live video to reach out to the person
directly and report the video to Facebook.
Facebook Inc <FB.O> will also provide resources, which include
reaching out to a friend and contacting a help line, to the user
reporting the live video.
Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for 15-29 year olds.
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Suicide rates jumped 24 percent in the United States between 1999
and 2014 after a period of nearly consistent decline, according to a
National Center for Health Statistics study.
(Reporting by Amy Caren Daniel in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)
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