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Updated user numbers, removed full names of the founders mentioned, changed registration to optional as the full forum is viewable to the public without an account.
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Added founders' full names back. It's public in the NYT article and this Wikipedia article uses their last names to refer to them. No point keeping it secret by now.
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'''Sanctioned Suicide''' is an [[internet forum]] co-founded in 2018 by self-described [[incel]]s Diego and Lamarcus, known respectively by online pseudonyms Marquis and Serge, as the successor to the banned [[Reddit#Subreddits|subreddit]] [[Controversial Reddit communities#SanctionedSuicide|r/SanctionedSuicide]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Nashrulla |first=Tasneem |title=Incels Are Running An Online Suicide Forum That Was Blamed For A Young Woman’s Death |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tasneemnashrulla/incels-suicide-forum-woman-killed-herself |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=BuzzFeed News |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Twohey |first=Megan |last2=Dance |first2=Gabriel J. X. |date=2021-12-09 |title=Where the Despairing Log On, and Learn Ways to Die |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/12/09/us/where-the-despairing-log-on.html |access-date=2023-02-10 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The forum is dedicated to approaching the topic of [[suicide]] from a [[Right to die|pro-choice]] perspective and notably does not restrict discussion on suicide methods.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=People Are Dying After Joining a 'Pro-Choice' Suicide Forum |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3vn9a/people-are-dying-after-joining-a-pro-choice-suicide-forum-how-much-is-the-site-to-blame |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=www.vice.com |language=en}}</ref> Access to the forum has been restricted in Australia, Italy, and Germany.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2021-06-07 |title=Site blocked for helping youngsters to kill themselves - English |url=https://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2021/06/07/site-blocked-for-helping-youngsters-to-kill-themselves_da6fbf6d-8b7f-414d-ab43-d32026479077.html |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=ANSA.it |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-21 |title=A pro-suicide website linked to deaths is now blocked to Australians, but not because of the families who spoke out |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-21/pro-suicide-website-blocks-australians-after-families-speak-out/101680284 |access-date=2023-02-10}}</ref> In addition, the encouragement of suicide is illegal in every US state.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16900864 |title=Suicide and its prevention : the role of attitude and imitation |date=1989 |publisher=E.J. Brill |others=R. F. W. Diekstra, World Health Organization |isbn=90-04-08613-7 |location=Leiden |oclc=16900864}}</ref>
'''Sanctioned Suicide''' is an [[internet forum]] co-founded in 2018 by Diego Joaquín Galante and Lamarcus Small, known respectively by online pseudonyms Marquis and Serge, as the successor to the banned [[Reddit#Subreddits|subreddit]] [[Controversial Reddit communities#SanctionedSuicide|r/SanctionedSuicide]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Nashrulla |first=Tasneem |title=Incels Are Running An Online Suicide Forum That Was Blamed For A Young Woman’s Death |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tasneemnashrulla/incels-suicide-forum-woman-killed-herself |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=BuzzFeed News |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Twohey |first=Megan |last2=Dance |first2=Gabriel J. X. |date=2021-12-09 |title=Where the Despairing Log On, and Learn Ways to Die |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/12/09/us/where-the-despairing-log-on.html |access-date=2023-02-10 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The forum is dedicated to approaching the topic of [[suicide]] from a [[Right to die|pro-choice]] perspective and notably does not restrict discussion on suicide methods.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=People Are Dying After Joining a 'Pro-Choice' Suicide Forum |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3vn9a/people-are-dying-after-joining-a-pro-choice-suicide-forum-how-much-is-the-site-to-blame |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=www.vice.com |language=en}}</ref> Access to the forum has been restricted in Australia, Italy, and Germany.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2021-06-07 |title=Site blocked for helping youngsters to kill themselves - English |url=https://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2021/06/07/site-blocked-for-helping-youngsters-to-kill-themselves_da6fbf6d-8b7f-414d-ab43-d32026479077.html |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=ANSA.it |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-21 |title=A pro-suicide website linked to deaths is now blocked to Australians, but not because of the families who spoke out |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-21/pro-suicide-website-blocks-australians-after-families-speak-out/101680284 |access-date=2023-02-10}}</ref> In addition, the encouragement of suicide is illegal in every US state.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16900864 |title=Suicide and its prevention : the role of attitude and imitation |date=1989 |publisher=E.J. Brill |others=R. F. W. Diekstra, World Health Organization |isbn=90-04-08613-7 |location=Leiden |oclc=16900864}}</ref>


The forum has generated intense scrutiny from news outlets and government officials for the condoning and [[Advocacy of suicide|encouragement of suicide]] by members and the description of specific suicide methods.<ref name=":1"/><ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Dance |first=Gabriel J. X. |last2=Twohey |first2=Megan |date=2021-12-21 |title=Lawmakers Urge Big Tech to ‘Mitigate Harm’ of Suicide Site and Seek Justice Inquiry |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/21/technology/suicide-website-google.html |access-date=2023-02-10 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schnell |first=Mychael |date=2021-12-21 |title=Lawmakers call on tech firms to take threat of suicide site seriously, limit its visibility |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/586734-lawmakers-call-on-tech-firms-to-take-threat-of-suicide-site-seriously-limit/ |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-23 |title=Shawn’s Law; a bill to combat aided suicide |url=https://www.witf.org/2019/09/23/shawns-law-a-bill-to-combat-encouraging-suicide/ |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=WITF |language=en}}</ref> The site draws over 6 million page views per month and as of February 2023, the forum has over 29,000 members.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-21 |title=Trahan Leads Bipartisan Call for Action to Stop "Sanctioned Suicide" Website |url=https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2336 |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=U.S. Representative Lori Trahan |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Sanctioned Suicide">{{Cite web |title=Sanctioned Suicide |url=https://sanctioned-suicide.net/ |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=Sanctioned Suicide |language=en-US}}</ref> The site is funded primarily through donations.<ref name=":0" />
The forum has generated intense scrutiny from news outlets and government officials for the condoning and [[Advocacy of suicide|encouragement of suicide]] by members and the description of specific suicide methods.<ref name=":1"/><ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Dance |first=Gabriel J. X. |last2=Twohey |first2=Megan |date=2021-12-21 |title=Lawmakers Urge Big Tech to ‘Mitigate Harm’ of Suicide Site and Seek Justice Inquiry |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/21/technology/suicide-website-google.html |access-date=2023-02-10 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schnell |first=Mychael |date=2021-12-21 |title=Lawmakers call on tech firms to take threat of suicide site seriously, limit its visibility |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/586734-lawmakers-call-on-tech-firms-to-take-threat-of-suicide-site-seriously-limit/ |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-23 |title=Shawn’s Law; a bill to combat aided suicide |url=https://www.witf.org/2019/09/23/shawns-law-a-bill-to-combat-encouraging-suicide/ |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=WITF |language=en}}</ref> The site draws over 6 million page views per month and as of February 2023, the forum has over 29,000 members.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-21 |title=Trahan Leads Bipartisan Call for Action to Stop "Sanctioned Suicide" Website |url=https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2336 |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=U.S. Representative Lori Trahan |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Sanctioned Suicide">{{Cite web |title=Sanctioned Suicide |url=https://sanctioned-suicide.net/ |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=Sanctioned Suicide |language=en-US}}</ref> The site is funded primarily through donations.<ref name=":0" />

Revision as of 18:24, 10 February 2023

Sanctioned Suicide
Type of site
Internet Forum
Founder(s)Diego Joaquín Galante and Lamarcus Small
URL
RegistrationOptional
Users29,205[1]
LaunchedMarch 2018; 6 years ago (2018-03)[2]
Current statusOnline

Sanctioned Suicide is an internet forum co-founded in 2018 by Diego Joaquín Galante and Lamarcus Small, known respectively by online pseudonyms Marquis and Serge, as the successor to the banned subreddit r/SanctionedSuicide.[2][3] The forum is dedicated to approaching the topic of suicide from a pro-choice perspective and notably does not restrict discussion on suicide methods.[3][4] Access to the forum has been restricted in Australia, Italy, and Germany.[3][5][6] In addition, the encouragement of suicide is illegal in every US state.[7]

The forum has generated intense scrutiny from news outlets and government officials for the condoning and encouragement of suicide by members and the description of specific suicide methods.[3][8][9][10] The site draws over 6 million page views per month and as of February 2023, the forum has over 29,000 members.[11][1] The site is funded primarily through donations.[2]

History

See also: r/SanctionedSuicide

r/SanctionedSuicide and Sanctioned Suicide have been described as the successors of Usenet newsgroup alt.suicide.holiday and a homonymously named forum accessible through the Tor network.[4][12][13]

On March 14, 2018, the r/SanctionedSuicide subreddit was banned for breaking Reddit's rules on the promotion of violence, prompting Galante and Small to create the site.[2][14] Following the doxxing of the two co-founders by the New York Times in 2021, Galante and Small resigned as administrators, turning the site over to a member going by the username RainAndSadness.[8]

Criticism

Galante and Small have been found to also run a number of incel and manosphere related sites where members condone, downplay, or advocate violence against women.[2][15]

In March 2020, the site was removed from online search results in Germany and taken down in compliance with German law.[3] Prosecutors in Italy blocked access to the site in June 2021 following the deaths of two Italian teenagers by suicide.[5] A December 2021 New York Times article identified 45 people who died by suicide after spending time on the website.[3] In response, Uruguayan law enforcement has launched an investigation against Galante, who resides in Uruguay.[8][16]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Sanctioned Suicide". Sanctioned Suicide. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  2. ^ a b c d e Nashrulla, Tasneem. "Incels Are Running An Online Suicide Forum That Was Blamed For A Young Woman's Death". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Twohey, Megan; Dance, Gabriel J. X. (2021-12-09). "Where the Despairing Log On, and Learn Ways to Die". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  4. ^ a b "People Are Dying After Joining a 'Pro-Choice' Suicide Forum". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  5. ^ a b "Site blocked for helping youngsters to kill themselves - English". ANSA.it. 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  6. ^ "A pro-suicide website linked to deaths is now blocked to Australians, but not because of the families who spoke out". ABC News. 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  7. ^ Suicide and its prevention : the role of attitude and imitation. R. F. W. Diekstra, World Health Organization. Leiden: E.J. Brill. 1989. ISBN 90-04-08613-7. OCLC 16900864.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. ^ a b c Dance, Gabriel J. X.; Twohey, Megan (2021-12-21). "Lawmakers Urge Big Tech to 'Mitigate Harm' of Suicide Site and Seek Justice Inquiry". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  9. ^ Schnell, Mychael (2021-12-21). "Lawmakers call on tech firms to take threat of suicide site seriously, limit its visibility". The Hill. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  10. ^ "Shawn's Law; a bill to combat aided suicide". WITF. 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  11. ^ "Trahan Leads Bipartisan Call for Action to Stop "Sanctioned Suicide" Website". U.S. Representative Lori Trahan. 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  12. ^ "The Strange Legacy Of The Internet's First Sanctioned Suicide Forum". Vocativ. 2016-12-05. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  13. ^ "The Deep Web Suicide Site". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  14. ^ "SanctionedSuicide: banned". Reddit. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  15. ^ Lorenz, Taylor (2022-09-23). "The online incel movement is getting more violent and extreme, report says". Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  16. ^ "Disturbing website encourages vulnerable users to die by suicide. What's being done about it?". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
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