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This forum site for example actively encourages and supports people who want to commit suicide: https://sanctioned-suicide.net/

Many of their members have died after encouraging each other to take the next step. They used to be on Reddit but got banned there a few years ago.

Would you want your children or young adults spending time there?

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I hadn't seen this site but will check it out. Thank you for providing some evidence! (really dislike the idea of boogymen! - so seeing a real site is refreshing).

> Would you want your children or young adults spending time there?

Suicide is a difficult topic. I'd never want anyone (related or otherwise) to be in a position where ending their life is their best option, but then I support euthanasia (a subset of suicide), so I certainly support people obtaining information that could help their situation, even if their situation is difficult, dire and worthy of enormous compassion.

Thanks again for sharing.

The problem is it’s become an entire of subculture of people, almost cult like, who are not only accepting of euthanasia but are actively pro-suicide. I think a lot of people would still be alive if this community didn’t exist. Most of them seem to have mental issues rather than being terminally ill. Also young people are especially vulnerable to being brainwashed by these sorts of things.

I'm assuming this is the site mentioned in this video? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C3y6SsGAWks it might be best to remove the actual link so people in a bad mental state don't end up there. Cc @dang

Have only watched 2 minutes, but this looks like actual evidence that a) harmful sites may exist, and b) people may use them and be worse of from their access to them. I'm not sure it will convince me banning access to information is a good idea, but really appreciate you sharing it, as it's the most promising evidence provided yet.

It's trivial to find via simply searching suicide on google. It's not like this is a super secret Tor site or something.

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