Amazon Search Results for ‘Suicide’ Will Now Include a Helpline Instead of Nooses

After hunting for “ self-destruction ” on Amazon brought up a telephone number of item to aid in causing a customer ’s own death , the technical school giant pledged to add helpline selective information to the pages of sure product .

Reuters report on Thursdaythat lookup results on Amazon ’s U.S. and India marketplace pulled up harmful merchandise . seek for “ felo-de-se ” on the former reportedly brought up “ suicide kit ” and nooses , and search for the term on the latter brought up sleeping anovulatory drug , pesticide , and a “ How To Commit Suicide ” book .

Amazon took down the item listings for the said Koran and the roofy noose , Reuters reported . However , when Gizmodo seek to explore for nooses on the U.S. marketplace , the autofill option still included those related to self-destruction , and when take , get out up a page - full of ropes .

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An Amazon spokesperson told Gizmodo in an e-mail that they are removing the autofill .

The suicide helpline subject matter will show up for certain hunt results and product pages for users who are searching suicide - come to interrogation , an Amazon spokesperson told Gizmodo in an email . It will include information about detached and secret help through the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and will roll out in the United States and the United Kingdom in the come weeks . Gizmodo did not see any felo-de-se bar selective information as of Friday when give suicide - related search .

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