I originally posted the following screenshot and statement onto my Facebook wall…
(I’ve intentionally distorted the right side of the image below, so that I am able post about this round of Facebook censorship without it being further censored)
My appeal reply:
“As per the Facebook Terms of Service, the artwork I shared does not ‘encourage suicide or self-injury,’ is not ‘graphic,’ does not ‘identif[y] and negatively target victims or survivors of suicide or self-injury seriously, humorously or rhetorically,’ and is not a ‘real time depiction of suicide or self-injury,’ so it is not a candidate for restriction, as it merely raises awareness about the epidemic rise in suicide that has emerged as a result of COVID lockdowns, and the lack of public knowledge or concern about it, due to a year-long, global, hyper-focus on coronavirus.
I have been regularly posting about the sad and alarming phenomenon of the 2020-21 suicide rise on my Facebook wall. The following articles fully support the message and intention of the artwork I shared:
In Japan, More People Died From Suicide Last Month Than from COVID In All of 2020, With Women Impacted, Most:
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/28/asia/japan-suicide-women-covid-dst-intl-hnk/index.html
Suicides on Rise Amid Stay-at-Home Order, Bay Area Medical Professionals Say:
https://abc7news.com/suicide-covid-19-coronavirus-rates-during-pandemic-death-by/6201962/
Suicide is Now the Leading Cause of Death for Children Ages 10 to 14 in Ohio:
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/state/suicide-is-now-the-leading-cause-of-death-for-children-ages-10-to-14-in-ohio
Suicide Attempts Among Children Skyrocket Amid Pandemic:
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/suicide-attempts-among-children-skyrocket-amid-pandemic/2457357/ “
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