Facebook Launches Suicide-Prevention Effort 159
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from the d'ya-call-in-sick? dept.
adeelarshad82 writes "Facebook launched an initiative that gives users who have expressed suicidal thoughts the option to connect directly with a crisis counselor via Facebook chat. Facebook doesn't troll the site in search of those who might be suicidal; with 800 million users who generate billions of posts, Facebook's algorithm could easily misinterpret comments. Instead, the new initiative is dependent on people speaking up when they feel a friend might be in danger."
Re:FFFFFFFFF I just outed meself! (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Sounds like a good thing (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Sounds like a good thing (Score:3, Informative)
This is correct -- I work for a life insurance company. Policies held for two years or more cannot be rescinded for any reason, because it is assumed people have a vested interest in their own life. This rule comes from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, and has been adopted into state law in all 50 states.
Life insurance is surprisingly well regulated. It's pretty hard for a company to dispute that someone is dead, so nearly all claims are paid out. Even an honest mistake, such as misstating your age on a policy form will result in a payout, just adjusted to a different amount (either up or down).