Twitter Users Rally to Save Man From Committing Suicide

Amid the rumors that yet another government will shut down Twitter to subdue its citizens this weekend, a small but powerful Twitter story emerged from South Korea: a man’s life was saved by the goodwill and concern of his Twitter followers.

A South Korean man whose Twitter handle is only given as @KoW***** reportedly decided not to commit suicide after messages of support and love came flooding in on Twitter.

Korea Times reports that on Saturday afternoon, the unnamed man began tweeting that he was planning to commit suicide.

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