Near-suicidal content: topical distribution mechanisms and organization of preventive work among young people

The article examines the currently most popular channels and mechanisms for the dissemination of near-suicidal content on the Internet, identified on the basis of monitoring carried out by the Center for Monitoring Social Networks of Chelyabinsk Institute of the Vocational Education Development. The relevance of studying the issue of popularizing the ideas of romanticizing suicidal behavior on the Internet is due to the transfer of virtual destructive practices into real life. Consequently, a timely study of the most popular Internet practices among young people can act as a predictive tool for determining the vectors of potential risks development. The modern features of the development of forms of near-suicidal content through the practice of gamification, the distribution of fake news and the commercialization of thematic groups are shown. The results of the study demonstrate a change in the trends in the distribution of near-suicidal content associated both with the expansion of distribution channels and with the evolution of the semantic meaning of the content itself. As an example of comprehensive preventive work in the field of preventing the influence of destructive content in the youth and educational environment, the experience of the Center for Monitoring Social Networks of the Chelyabinsk Institute of the Vocational Education Development is cited.