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View submission: Announcing our partnership and AMA with Crisis Text Line
People will inevitably use this feature to spam those who post something they don't like. Is there any plan in place right now to prevent the abuse of this feature? Or will there be consequences for those using this feature for malicious purposes?
Is there an option to opt out of receiving these messages should someone falsely claim you need help?
Comment by [deleted] at 05/03/2020 at 00:31 UTC
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Comment by Inocain at 05/03/2020 at 00:58 UTC
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I'd rather see the option to suggest help taken from users shown to abuse the system in that sort of way. I think that good faith reports of a person in need of assistance getting acted on, even if they end up being unnecessary, is better than someone needing assistance and not getting it because they chose to opt out in fear of abuse.