Suicides

Parents in Japan to get Instagram notifications when teens repeatedly search for suicide content

To further protect children, Instagram will also soon introduce a feature that restricts access to posts about drugs and dangerous behaviour.

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Healthcare workers in Sri Lanka carrying the bodies of Iranian sailors who died when a US torpedo hit their warship off Sri Lanka's southern coast on March 4.

Florida family sues Google after AI chatbot allegedly coached suicide

Jonathan Gavalas died in October 2025, after allegedly being coached to commit suicide by Google's Gemini AI chatbot.

Instagram to alert parents to teens’ self-harm searches

To receive the Instagram alerts, which will be sent by e-mail, text or WhatsApp, as well as through an in-app notification, teenagers and parents must be enrolled in Instagram’s parental supervision tools.

Asos co-founder Quentin Griffiths dies in Thailand after balcony fall

Initial investigations into Asos co-founder Quentin Griffiths' death suggest suicide, and there are no indications of foul play, the police said.

‘Tehran’ TV series producer Dana Eden found dead in Athens

TV producer Dana Eden was behind one of the most internationally sold Israeli productions.

Indian police investigate suspected games-related suicide of three young sisters

Concern among experts and regulators has grown in recent years that too much screen time and addictive algorithms are harming child development.

S. Korean teacher died ‘in line of duty’ after parent dispute, review committee decides

Mr Hyun, in his 40s, died by suicide on May 22 in a storage unit on the campus of a middle school in Jeju.

Google, AI firm settle lawsuit over teen’s suicide linked to chatbot

Ms Megan Garcia says her 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer, killed himself shortly after being encouraged by a Character.AI chatbot modelled on the Game Of Thrones character Daenerys Targaryen.

‘Downward spiral’: French mother blames social media for teen’s suicide

A French mother has accused TikTok of exacerbating, with its self-harm content, her son’s distress and pushing him to kill himself.

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