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Anger over YouTube star's video of Japan suicide victim
TOKYO : Japanese social media reacted with outrage to a video by YouTube star Logan Paul showing a suicide victim in a forest near Mount Fuji, as anger spread over the now-deleted video.
Angry comments flooded Twitter after Paul, who gained notoriety on social media and has a popular video blog, or ''vlog'', apologised for the footage, which reported had six million views.
The video showed the 23-year old discovering a body in Aokigahara, a dense woodland at the foot of Mount Fuji known as ''the Japanese Suicide Forest'', in a country that has long struggled with some of the highest suicide rates rates in the developed world.
As news of the video and apology was reported in Japan, social media erupted with indignation over the film.
''It is insane to show to the world the body of someone who died after being depressed, Shame on You,'' said Twitter user @rivoluzione.
Others objected to Paul's appearance in a novelty hat, while outtakes showing the Internet celebrity laughing and joking about the incident also stirred anger.
Others said Paul's actions were irresponsible, with teenagers and tweens making up his subscriber base of 15 million.
In his apology, Paul said he posted the video in a mistaken effort to draw attention to the problem of suicide and depression.
''It's easy to get caught up in the moment without fully weighing the possible ramification,'' he said in his statement.
''I thought I could make a positive ripple on the Internet, not cause a monsoon of negativity,'' he said in comments that sparked derision and anger.
Anger over YouTube star's video of Japan suicide victim
TOKYO : Japanese social media reacted with outrage to a video by YouTube star Logan Paul showing a suicide victim in a forest near Mount Fuji, as anger spread over the now-deleted video.Angry comments flooded Twitter after Paul, who gained notoriety on social media and has a popular video blog, or ''vlog'', apologised for the footage, which reported had six million views.
The video showed the 23-year old discovering a body in Aokigahara, a dense woodland at the foot of Mount Fuji known as ''the Japanese Suicide Forest'', in a country that has long struggled with some of the highest suicide rates rates in the developed world.
As news of the video and apology was reported in Japan, social media erupted with indignation over the film.
''It is insane to show to the world the body of someone who died after being depressed, Shame on You,'' said Twitter user @rivoluzione.
Others objected to Paul's appearance in a novelty hat, while outtakes showing the Internet celebrity laughing and joking about the incident also stirred anger.
Others said Paul's actions were irresponsible, with teenagers and tweens making up his subscriber base of 15 million.
In his apology, Paul said he posted the video in a mistaken effort to draw attention to the problem of suicide and depression.
''It's easy to get caught up in the moment without fully weighing the possible ramification,'' he said in his statement.
''I thought I could make a positive ripple on the Internet, not cause a monsoon of negativity,'' he said in comments that sparked derision and anger.
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