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LONDON — A new app has been launched to help people monitor their friends' tweets for signs of distress or risk of suicide


When a Twitter user signs up for the the Samaritan's Radar app, which the organisation says is still in its infancy, it will monitor the accounts being followed for tweets with worrying language that could indicate that a person is at risk of harming themselves.



Samaritan's Press and PR Manager Salimah Lalji told Mashable the app was developed by the charity, which supports people in distress, to respond to the growing number of people turning to social networks and online communities when they feel vulnerable. Read more...


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