Anonymous Coward · 7d
tw: self harm, shtwt
i just accidentally came across the worst self harm video ive ever seen by complete accident (that shit was not tagged). but even though i totally understand sh as an outlet, shouldnt i be reporting it?? if they get suspended, wont that make the situation worse for them...??? i feel stupid for even asking because while i understand self harm is pretty nuanced, i also think what the fck i just saw is totally in violation of twitter, but i dont want them to go off the deep end bc their twitter account got deleted. idk i feel dumb for asking but i just cant seem to report in good conscience even though it is literally So Bad. ive never come across somethng like this before (thankfully) so i guess idk what to do. sorry this isnt really system related, i dont really know anyone who i can ask that has an understanding view on self harm
first and foremost if reporting it would require for you to go back and view the video in any way I think that it should probably be left well enough alone. maybe play some Tetris because some studies have shown weirdly the eye movement is actually pretty good for people who just experienced a trauma.
second... I don't actually have a super coherent position on the subject. I don't think that everyone who self harms should have their posts reported, but I don't know if I would say that reporting every post is also a good idea.
I think if I saw something like that, I would probably report it. it's not your responsibility to prevent someone from 'going off the deep end,' especially if what they are currently doing is getting encouragement by strangers to harm themselves more.
in all likelihood, the person would probably just make another twitter account. i don't think that their account being suspended will be the straw that breaks the camels back
