Stanford CIS

Marysville deaths show need to reach troubled teens online

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"“In many jurisdictions you could literally walk past a drowning person, do nothing and not be liable,” said Ryan Calo, a UW professor specializing in Internet law.

He says that Facebook and Twitter are making efforts far beyond what they must do.

“They have hundreds of people looking at posts, around the clock, and are taking pretty robust steps to reach out,” he said. “I think this is something that they actually do pretty well.”"

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