Logan Paul, Youtube star drew a lot of condemnation after the famous American Youtube star posted a video showed the body of an apparent suicide victim in Japan’s ‘suicide forest’. Even though the video was removed from his official Youtube channel, the other Youtube users re-uploaded it.
The video featured Paul and his friends at Japan’s Aokighara forest at the base of Mt. Fuji, which is known for a high number of suicides that take place in the woods. In the video titled “We saw a dead body in the Japanese Suicide Forest”, Paul begins with an introduction by saying “this is not clickbait. This is the most real vlog I have ever posted on this channel.” After the group entered the forest, they venture around and later see a dead body of a suicide victim hanging from a tree. The video shows many close up shots of the body, though the victim’s face is blurred.
The video was viewed by over 6 million viewers in the 24 hours that it was uploaded. Later, Paul received a lot of criticism for sharing such images of the suicide victim. This is the latest backlash that a Youtube star has faced for posting inappropriate content. He apologized to his followers on Twitter and explained: “Let’s start with this—I’m sorry.”
He further said that he did not face such kind of criticism earlier and being a human being, he can make mistakes. He continued and said that he did not post the video for more views. He just wanted to make a positive ripple on the internet and not cause a monsoon of negativity. He just wanted to raise awareness for suicide and suicide prevention.
He said, “For the first time in my life I’m regretful to say I handled that power incorrectly. It won’t happen again.”
