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Eating disorder helpline takes down chatbot after it dispenses dangerous advice
The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) was forced to take down its Tessa chatbot after it “may have given information that was harmful and unrelated to the program”, according to an official social media post. Simply put, the AI chatbot was intended to help people dealing with emotional distress, but instead just made things worse by offering dieting advice and urging users to weigh and measure themselves.
Instagram adds more help to support those with eating disorders
When someone tries to search for content related to topics like eating disorder recovery, they'll first see links to resources the company has built with help from the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), in addition to links to local helplines in Australia, Canada and the UK.
TikTok adds features to support users dealing with eating disorders
The platform is displaying support information and PSAs on certain pages and hashtags.
Survey: Casual games keep the vices at bay
According to a recent survey conducted by Information Solutions Group (on behalf of casual games company RealGames) shows that casual gaming might be more than just a quick diversion (or frustration, if the game refuses to understand your speech). Other than providing a quick round of Sudoku, that copy of Brain Age 2 could have other health benefits.The survey asked 4,537 respondents between December 28, 2007 and January 11, 2008 about casual gaming. Of the 4,537 individuals, 2,784 of them said they watched their weight and 60% of those individuals said they use games as a way to keep from snacking and overeating. That's not all, though.Of the 1,324 survey respondents that said they were smokers, 42% said that gaming provided a distraction from smoking. While the focus of the survey is more about casual games, we do know one title that's pretty good with helping smokers quit. Any of you trying to curb your bad habits with some gaming?
New 2.80 homebrew: Snake
These small homebrew games just keep on coming. The latest one comes from a coder named youresam, and it's a game that I remember playing on cell phones back in the day: Snake. It tells the story of Sally, a lonely snake that just wanted to be loved. But all the popular girl snakes would make fun of her, leading her to horrible eating disorders that would only threaten her already low self esteem. Years later, she will suffer from chronic heart disease, and it's all thanks to that bitch Mary who was totally anorexic in high school.What was I talking about?See also:PongTetris[Via QJ]
