Facebook, Google refer suicidal people to help lines

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Computer networks can't feel or understand jokes, but software engineers have hardwired some compassion.​
Mechanisms in place in Facebook's system and in Google's search engine can look for suicidal messages and direct people to help.​
Facebook is encouraging its 800 million users to use a system the company created to flag suicidal or otherwise violent messages. If someone is posting unsettling photos or writing status updates about killing himself or herself, friends can click on a "report suicidal content" link.​

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