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An amusing clip of MTV's advertising department explaining to AdBusters magazine why they will not accept its spot that encourages viewers to turn off their TVs. [AB]

How Facebook Suicides are Different From MySpace Suicides

When somebody attaches the name of a social networking website and the word "suicide," we think of that tragedy in Missouri where 13-year-old Megan killed herself after a being taunted on MySpace. For the irreverent magazine AdBusters, "Facebook Suicide" is something else entirely. Based on the site's maniacal policy about removing one's profile, AdBusters has spotted a trend where users, desperate to leave the site but unable to easily do so, are killing themselves.

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